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The Small Sanctuary

2026

A quiet figure appears within a painted arch, beneath a small suspended light. The surrounding pale stone is broken by natural holes and darker mineral passages, which begin to resemble the remains of a wall. The work balances an iconlike central image with an unstable, almost archaeological surface.

A quiet figure appears within a painted arch, beneath a small suspended light. The surrounding pale stone is broken by natural holes and darker mineral passages, which begin to resemble the remains of a wall. The work balances an iconlike central image with an unstable, almost archaeological surface.

Stone

Travertine

Technique

Painting on natural stone

Dimensions

60 × 30 × 3 cm

Edition

Limited

Price

€49.99

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Story

The arch suggests protection, but the porous ground offers no certainty of permanence. The figure is held in a shallow, luminous space while the surrounding stone seems to weather around it. Its force comes from the tension between human tenderness and the material's rough continuity.

Isfahan, Iran

©2026 Negin Stone Co.

Isfahan, Iran

©2026 Negin Stone Co.