'Nan'

Existing in a reverie outside the constriction of time, a Buddha sits framed by ancient murals in the viharn, or main assembly hall of a Thai temple. The gold-covered statue shows the stylistic influence of Laos in its features. A milestone in human history, Buddha the "enlightened one" invited his followers to free themselves from aversion and desire in order to attain perfection. Angela Srisomwongwathana captures the eerie beauty of the ancestral place of worship in an exquisite photograph. Printed on multi-grade, resin-coated Kentmere paper and signed by the celebrated photographer, it comes in a frame of rain tree wood covered in gold foil.