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Summer ISFA Photo Awards (Canada)
“Distance”• 2023• Sheikh Azari Mausoleum, Esfarayen, Iran
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DISTINCTION & RESULT
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ARTWORK TITLE
“Distance”
LOCATION / ORIGIN
Sheikh Azari Mausoleum, Esfarayen, Iran
YEAR
2023
CATEGORY
Open
ORGANIZER / COUNTRY
International Society of Fine Art (ISFA)(Canada)
A solitary mud-brick dome stands as a silent sentinel where the transient and the eternal meet. Below, a vibrant green field ripples with present life; behind, snow-capped peaks rest in frozen eternity. Framed by time-worn trees and sun-baked earth, this sanctuary of clay bridges the gap between human memory and the enduring wild.
For centuries, the dome watched trade caravans fade into the horizon. Now, the old Silk Road is silent, but the land remains alive.
At its feet, a fresh green harvest whispers of today’s hard work and tomorrow’s promise. Above it, the ancient mountains wear their crowns of snow, indifferent to the passing of ages. The bare, gnarled trees stand beside the crumbling bricks like loyal companions, their branches reaching upward as if asking the sky for rain—or for lost travelers to return.
It is a quiet threshold: between the fleeting green of a single season, and the timeless posture of earth, brick, and stone.
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