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Untitled Collection #252906009

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Artist: Sefa Yamak Medium: Photography Edition: 1/1 Collection: UNTITLED PORTRAITS BLACK Image specifications- 3305 x 5168 Location: Rustavi / Georgia Shot in the year - 2021 The Story of DEPTH: When it comes to Georgia, wine is everything here. Known as the “cradle of wine”, Georgia has a long tradition of producing organic wine. Accordingly, qvevri are Georgian egg-shaped big clay vessels designed to be buried underground up to the neck and wine is kept for months in it. Almost everyone in the country produces their own wine and they take great pride in it. The most important places that continue this 8000-year-old tradition are monasteries and churches. One of the places I visited during my visit to Georgia was Rustavi Gelati Monastery. Luckily a little surprise was waiting for me in this monastery, who was after faces rather than places in my photographs. I came across this priest in the quiet corridors of the monastery in the early hours of the morning. He wasn’t very old, but there was a deep, sincere and wise expression in his eyes. He devoted his years to the church, which has stood for 800 years. You could feel his deep connection in his every sentence, in every glance. We had the opportunity to talk for a long time in those quiet hours. The priest talked about how monasteries and priests have embraced the thousands of years of qvevri tradition. Through the tradition that has been passed down almost unchanged for centuries, many churches produce their own wine. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Sefa Yamak, who is well known portrait & fashion photographer from Turkey. His photographs have been published by National Geographic, Paris Match, L’Officiel. He had 3 solo exhibitions under the name Untitled Portraits. In addition, his photographs have been exhibited in many national and international group exhibitions. LICENCE: Primary NFT holder is free to use in advertising, display privately and in groups, including virtual galleries, documentaries and essays by holder of the NFT, as long as creator is credited. Copyright remains with creator.

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