{"product_id":"pecten-novaezelandiae-iii-by-claudia-leitgeb","title":"Pecten novaezelandiae III by Claudia Leitgeb","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Aotearoa, the scallop shell has long carried meaning beyond its form. It speaks of the ocean as ancestor — a source of life, protection, and deep continuity. Its fan-like ridges radiate outward like shelter extended, like arms open. To hold one is to hold something that has been shaped by forces far older than any of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePecten novaezelandiae III\u003c\/em\u003e is the third work in a strictly four-part fine art photography series by Claudia Leitgeb. Through a masterful control of light and shadow, the physical shell is visually transformed into silver — revealing what Claudia refers to as its \"silver soul\": the hidden radiance within, the ancestral presence made visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet within a deep black field, the shell appears to float in a void — suspended between the material and the elemental. It embodies three qualities that guided the making of this series: \u003cstrong\u003eancestral presence, protection, and deep tranquility\u003c\/strong\u003e. Brought into a space, it does not merely decorate. It grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint size: A2 — 42 × 59.4 cm (excluding frame)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on premium Fine Art Ilford Smooth Pearl paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresented in a high-quality display frame — black frame with float glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonally signed by Claudia Leitgeb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccompanied by a Certificate of Authentication\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition — strictly four works in the series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShips carefully packaged and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe shell behind this series is also available as a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/she-sells-sea-shells-a-new-zealand-scallop-shell\"\u003eScallop Shell Beeswax Candle\u003c\/a\u003e — a medium-sized \u003cem\u003ePecten novaezelandiae\u003c\/em\u003e filled with pure beeswax and a hemp wick, $8 NZD + shipping. 50% of proceeds go to the Greenpeace movement to ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HouseofLeit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260240642132,"sku":"HOL9","price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/houseofleit.com\/products\/pecten-novaezelandiae-iii-by-claudia-leitgeb","provider":"HouseofLeit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}