Only a few pink flamingos disrupt the mineral vista of Salar de Atacama, a dried-out lake whose bottom is covered in salt. These birds take advantage of the waters of the San Pedro River, which flow down from the Andes before getting lost in the landscape, evaporated in the dry air, or sucked into the soil of this vast salt flat covering 1,150 mi2 (2,980 km2). It is part of the most arid region in the world after Antarctica. The Atacama Desert owes its exceptional climate to the combined influence of the cold Humboldt sea current, which skirts Chile’s Pacific Coast and prevents any evaporation, and a hot anticyclone that pushes dry air to the ground. Salty cloud banks known as chamanchacas form in some places. The exploitation of the region’s subsoil could become a major issue in years to come, for Salar holds one of the greatest lithium deposits in the world. This new “gray gold,” whose price has skyrocketed since 2003, is used to make alloys for aeronautics and batteries for many portable electronic devices (computers, telephones, portable music players, electric vehicles).
THE PHOTO
Taken in 2003, It is a silver photography. His original slide is stored by the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio in Paris.
THE PRINT
Original work by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The prints are made exclusively by the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio in Paris under the control of the artist himself.
Original Edition Signed and Numbered
Prints ordered without frames include a white border
- Format 1, 2 & 3 = 2 cm of white border around the image
- Format 4, 5 = 4 cm of white border around the image
- Format 6 = 5 cm of white border around the image
Digital print made by the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio. Canon IPF 9400 Ink-jet printer, pigmentary ink, printing on acid free 100% cotton fibre paper (Museo Silver Rag)
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POUR LES ŒUVRES SIGNÉS ET NUMÉROTÉES
All our frames are made to measure and hand-made. The wood chosen for the frames is cut directly and assembled as a function of the work and painted as chosen.
For the signed prints, the Yann Arthus-Bertrand Studio offers three choices of frame : dark wood, wood painted white, wood painted black.
It is possible thereafter to choose a frame with glass or a frame with non-reflecting glass.
FOR THE LIMITED EDITIONS
The purchase of the work is uniquely by way of a print.
For any requests relating to framing please send an email to : atelier@yannarthusbertrandphoto.com
Delivery charges are at the expense of the purchaser. Delivery time depends on the country in which you live. Between 1 and 2 weeks should be allowed for a print and 3 to 4 weeks for a framed print.
Only for orders taken in July and August, between 3 to 4 weeks should be allowed for a print and 5 to 6 weeks for a framed print.
Once the order is validated, the print is made, signed and framed in accordance with your request.
Customs duties and VAT outside the European Union (+ Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein) are at the expense of the purchaser. We invite you to get in touch with the Customs services in your country for more information on this subject.
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Once the print/frame has been dispatched, you will receive an e-mail from the Studio giving you the name of the transporter, the number of the parcel and the estimated date of delivery.
