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Cinema Paris

  • $85.00

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Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

Add Custom Frame

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

SHIPPING FOR FRAMES ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN U.S.

One of the reasons I became a photographer is my love for places. As a photographer you have the license to be curious. I am always very happy when I am allowed access to places that I would not usually have seen or would not be allowed to visit exclusively. And not only that, due to photography I can take these places (metaphorically) with me and share them with other people. This movie theatre is in Berlin and is called Cinema Paris, since it is part of the Institut Francais, a French cultural center that was founded in the 1950s in West Berlin. Movie theaters have always been fascinating places to me. I lived close by a cinema when I was a child. The first movie I got to see there was Home Alone and I liked it so much that I wrote in my diary "Today I had one of the best experiences in my life."

Part of a French cultural center founded in Berlin in the 1950s. Cinema Paris has all the charming, decorative trappings of the classic picture house—neat rows of plush auditorium chairs, cascading velvet curtains, a grand, gilded stage, lit from below. Eirich, who was born in Germany, grew up near one such cinema herself and has always been drawn to the singular excitement of an evening at the movies. Cinema Paris seems to emphasize the immersive experience of such a space, it’s ability to envelop you and inspire awe. No matter what’s playing, there’s something reverent about being in a movie theater, admiring a majestic milieu, succumbing to silence and darkness, focussing on the film rolling in front of you. Theaters like Cinema Paris are temple-esque by intention, places of worship for film buffs, fans, and escapists alike. Eirich’s photograph leans into that vibe. The image is dominated by rich, regal jewel tones hinting at the holy, and golden, saintlike light streaming from the stage, a sliver of heavenly white canopy hovering overhead ... Read more on the blog!

+ Limited-edition, exclusive to 20x200
+ Museum quality: archival inks, 100% cotton rag paper unless noted
+ Signed + numbered certificate of authenticity included
+ Directly supports the artist
+ Handcrafted custom-framing is available

Our quoted dimensions are for the size of paper containing the images, not the printed image itself. We do not alter the aspect ratio, nor do we crop or resize the artists’ originals. All of our prints have a minimum border of .5 inches to allow for framing.

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Edition Structure:
8"x10" | edition of 10
11"x14" | edition of 200
16"x20" | edition of 20
24"x30" | edition of 10
30"x40" | edition of 5
40"x50" | edition of 2