Imagine, if you can, that you have somehow slipped the boundaries of time, carried backward on wind and memory to become the first human to stand in the shadow of these mountains.
What would you feel in that moment?
Would wonder rise first, simultaneously pure and overwhelming? Would you believe you had stumbled upon something sacred, a place where the boundary between the earthly and the divine dissolves? Would you fall to your knees in reverence, convinced that this is the dwelling place of forces far greater than yourself? Forces you would eventually call your gods.
Or would something darker stir within you?
Would your instincts whisper that you do not belong here, that even your gaze is a trespass? That these peaks are not simply stone but a border beyond which lives a world of nightmare? That the movement in the clouds is not wind alone, but perhaps the beating of wings or the breath of creatures who dwell in shadow? Would you feel watched by something that has always been here, waiting for the brave or the foolish to attempt to enter their realm?
Perhaps it is both.
Limited Edition of 25 prints each signed and numbered
Want to see what Before We Had Words would look like in your home or office? Click here to request a free mock up!
Imagine, if you can, that you have somehow slipped the boundaries of time, carried backward on wind and memory to become the first human to stand in the shadow of these mountains.
What would you feel in that moment?
Would wonder rise first, simultaneously pure and overwhelming? Would you believe you had stumbled upon something sacred, a place where the boundary between the earthly and the divine dissolves? Would you fall to your knees in reverence, convinced that this is the dwelling place of forces far greater than yourself? Forces you would eventually call your gods.
Or would something darker stir within you?
Would your instincts whisper that you do not belong here, that even your gaze is a trespass? That these peaks are not simply stone but a border beyond which lives a world of nightmare? That the movement in the clouds is not wind alone, but perhaps the beating of wings or the breath of creatures who dwell in shadow? Would you feel watched by something that has always been here, waiting for the brave or the foolish to attempt to enter their realm?
Perhaps it is both.
Limited Edition of 25 prints each signed and numbered
Want to see what Before We Had Words would look like in your home or office? Click here to request a free mock up!
