The Ancient Font
Where centuries of quiet devotion still gather in the low light.
It stands in the centre of the church, as it has for centuries. The stone is worn smooth in places where countless hands have touched it. The carved details remain sharp in others, as though time has chosen what it wishes to preserve and what it is willing to soften.
In the low light of the lanterns, the font does not feel like an object of the past. It feels present. The water that once filled it may be long gone, but the space it occupies still holds something. A quiet accumulation of lives, of moments, of belief. It does not explain itself. It simply remains.
Some places do not need to speak loudly to be heard. They only need to be given time.
This ancient font at St Michael’s Church in Lyme Regis is one of those places. It belongs to a wider body of work that explores how certain spaces continue to carry weight long after their original purpose has changed. The same quiet attention appears throughout Sanctum of Shadows, where light, stone, and silence are allowed to do the speaking.
Edition & Pricing
24 × 16 inch prints — Gallery framed on 100% cotton rag archival paper.
Limited editions. Certificate of authenticity issued with every work.
Prices start from £267.
Every piece is produced to museum-grade standards and issued with full provenance.
For those who wish to understand more about how these works are made and why certain places hold such lasting presence, you may also wish to read How to Collect Fine Art.
