The Secret Pulse of the Quiet Ones
2002–2003
Portrait Cycle
WHEN A GENTLE FLOWER DREAMS OF FIRE
The Secret Pulse of the Quiet Ones
2002–2003
WHEN A GENTLE FLOWER DREAMS OF FIRE
Archival pigment print
Analogue photography on film, later digitised
Limited edition
Available upon request
The Secret Pulse of the Quiet Ones attends to intensity that does not announce itself. The body appears composed, restrained, almost withdrawn, yet beneath this surface a rhythm persists. What is quiet is not inert; it is charged.
Within WHEN A GENTLE FLOWER DREAMS OF FIRE, this image deepens the cycle’s inquiry into contained force. Fire here is internal and disciplined, circulating rather than erupting. The figure embodies a form of resistance that operates through endurance, subtlety, and measured presence.
The pulse remains unseen, but it governs the whole.
Photographic Process
Captured through analogue photography on film and later digitised, the work preserves the sensitivity and temporal discipline of film while allowing precise tonal calibration in its final printed form. The process reinforces the image’s attention to restraint, inner movement, and sustained intensity.
Series Context
Following restlessness and inner agitation, The Secret Pulse of the Quiet Ones introduces a quieter mode of force within WHEN A GENTLE FLOWER DREAMS OF FIRE. It reframes becoming as something regulated from within, extending the series’ exploration of fire not as explosion, but as circulation.
Availability
This work is available as part of a controlled, limited edition.
Institutional acquisition inquiries are welcome.