Leaning Arrow Sculpture On Native Land Arizona | Limited Edition of 10
Weathered Metal Arrow In Desert Parking Lot
There are places in the American Southwest where time doesn’t just pass, it settles into the ground. This photograph was taken just outside Flagstaff, Arizona, on Native American property, where the land carries a quiet weight that’s hard to describe unless you’ve stood there yourself. The gravel underfoot is sun-baked and pale, the air still and dry, and the horizon is interrupted only by scrub brush, low buildings, and the occasional weathered structure that looks like it has seen more stories than it was ever meant to hold.
At the centre of this frame is a leaning metal arrow sculpture fixed awkwardly into a concrete base. It tilts forward slightly as though caught mid-fall or mid-rise, depending on how you want to read it. The surface is scarred and worn, the paint long since stripped back by years of desert wind and dust storms, leaving behind a patchwork of texture that speaks to endurance more than neglect. Behind it, abandoned roadside buildings stretch across the frame, their walls layered in graffiti and faded signage that hint at a different era of movement through this region.
I remember standing here with the van just off the road, watching the light shift across the metal and ground. The sky had begun to take shape, heavier than the dry stillness below, dark clouds forming in long horizontal bands that pressed down against the openness of the land. It was one of those moments where everything in the scene felt slightly out of balance yet perfectly aligned in its own way.
This is real photography taken on location from lived experience, not recreated or imagined. I personally sign each print and include a certificate of authenticity. It is printed with archival pigment inks on museum-quality archival paper for long-term stability and wall presence.
If you’re drawn to scenes shaped by time and human absence, I invite you to explore my abandoned places wall art.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2024
Limited Edition of 10
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 10 prints in total across all available sizes combined—not 10 prints in each size.
Every size is drawn from the same edition. Whether the photograph is purchased as a small print or at the largest available size, it uses one of the 10 edition numbers.
I personally sign and number each print on the reverse, and every print is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity recording its title, dimensions, medium, edition number, and date of issue.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, the edition will be permanently closed. No additional numbered editions of the photograph will be produced in another size or format.
Premium Archival Fine Art Prints
I personally produce every photograph using archival pigment inks on premium archival paper with a subtle luster finish.
The paper provides rich tonal depth, excellent fine-detail reproduction, and a refined surface that reduces distracting glare under normal indoor lighting. It is especially well suited to both color and black-and-white photography.
Each photograph is sold as an unframed fine art print, allowing it to be framed according to the collector’s space and personal style.
Before a print leaves my studio, I carefully inspect it for color, tonal accuracy, surface quality, and overall presentation. Nothing is outsourced, and every finished print passes through my hands.
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Every print is personally produced, inspected, signed, numbered, and carefully packaged by me at my studio in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Worldwide delivery is included in the listed price, so there is no additional shipping charge added during checkout. I select an appropriate tracked delivery service based on the destination, print size, and current shipping requirements.
Delivery times vary by destination and may be affected by customs processing or circumstances beyond my control.
Because I also travel extensively to create new photographic work, studio dispatch may occasionally be delayed while I am away. When that happens, the print will be produced and shipped as soon as I return to the studio.
