Mark Arbeit

Bending Orchid, 1987

Printed on Hahnemühle baryta 100% cotton Rag glossy fine art paper

Hand-signed by the artist and numbered according to the edition

Mark Arbeit’s Bending Orchid, 1987 is part of his acclaimed IN and OUT of Focus series, in which the photographer explores the relationship between the human body, nature and perception through a deliberate interplay of sharpness and blur.

A precisely focused orchid curves across the foreground, while the female figure behind dissolves into softness. Her bending body echoes the arc of the flower, creating a subtle visual dialogue between botanical and human forms.

Central to the IN and OUT of Focus series is Arbeit’s reversal of traditional photographic attention. The nude is no longer the obvious focal point. Instead, the body becomes shape, movement and atmosphere, while the flower commands the viewer’s eye.

Bending Orchid reflects Arbeit’s refined approach to black-and-white photography, balancing sensuality with abstraction and transforming a simple encounter between body and flower into an elegant study of form, focus and perception.

EDITIONS

40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in) - Edition of 25 + 2 AP's

61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in) - Edition of 5 + 2 AP's

76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in) - Edition of 3 + 2 AP's

127 x 152.4 cm (50 x 60 in) - Edition of 3 + 2 AP's

147.3 x 182.9 cm (58 x 72 in) - Edition of 3 + 2 AP's

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

included (one issued by the artist and one issued by LIGHTWORKS)

CONDITION

Excellent