A cluster of deciduous trees stands enclosed within a curved black board fence at the crest of a gentle rise, the land falling away in both directions beneath them. The canopy fills the middle third of the frame, dense at center and thinning toward the outer trees, while the foreground grasses stretch smooth and pale toward the viewer and a turbulent sky occupies the upper half of the image. The fence describes a careful arc around the base of the trunks, its rails dark and precise against the luminous foliage above. Nothing else intrudes. The composition is spare without being empty, the trees and their enclosure positioned with the self-contained clarity of something both protected and displayed.
The fence is what the eye returns to. It does not contain the trees in any practical sense. These are not young plantings that need guarding, and there is no livestock visible in the frame. The fence is a declaration of intent: these trees matter, they are set apart, they belong to something. Whether that reading produces comfort or unease depends on what the viewer brings to it. The grove could be a sanctuary or a specimen. The care taken with its boundaries suggests both.
The infrared spectrum employed throughout this series captures wavelengths between visible light and thermal radiation, revealing a world that exists alongside our own perception yet remains hidden to unaugmented human vision. In this image, the familiar pastoral landscape of central Kentucky becomes something simultaneously more and less familiar: the rolling Bluegrass countryside rendered luminous, the sky given a weight and texture that visible light rarely produces. Each print represents not just a location but a revelation.
Museum-quality archival giclee print on premium fine art paper. Each print is individually produced and inspected to ensure accurate color reproduction and tonal range.
Available Sizes and Pricing
Open Edition: 5x7 inches - $125 8x10 inches - $175
Limited Edition (edition of 25, signed and numbered, certificate of authenticity included): 11x14 inches - $275
Custom sizes available by request for installation purposes.
Print Specifications
Paper: Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, 308gsm 100% cotton rag (Limited Edition Prints) Paper: Epson Premium Luster, 260gsm (Open Edition Prints) Process: Museum-quality giclée Printer: Epson 9900 large format, UltraChrome HDR pigment inks Production: Printed by the artist and individually inspected for color accuracy and quality Presentation: Unframed, ready for professional framing consultation
Framing Services
Professional framing consultation available through partnership with local fine art framers. Consultation fee applies; actual framing costs are determined by specifications and materials selected.
About This Series
Unseen: Kentucky was created in December 2007 in the central Bluegrass region of Kentucky, photographing the horse farms and pastoral landscapes that define that part of the state. The series uses infrared capture to render familiar countryside as something suspended between the seen and unseen, between the working landscape and something more interior. A print from the series, Ethereal Keeneland, is held in the TMC Foundation Healing Arts permanent collection in Tucson, Arizona.
About the Artist
Michael Kloth, MFA, CPP. Work held in TMC Foundation permanent collection. Member, Professional Photographers of America and American Society of Media Photographers.
A cluster of deciduous trees stands enclosed within a curved black board fence at the crest of a gentle rise, the land falling away in both directions beneath them. The canopy fills the middle third of the frame, dense at center and thinning toward the outer trees, while the foreground grasses stretch smooth and pale toward the viewer and a turbulent sky occupies the upper half of the image. The fence describes a careful arc around the base of the trunks, its rails dark and precise against the luminous foliage above. Nothing else intrudes. The composition is spare without being empty, the trees and their enclosure positioned with the self-contained clarity of something both protected and displayed.
The fence is what the eye returns to. It does not contain the trees in any practical sense. These are not young plantings that need guarding, and there is no livestock visible in the frame. The fence is a declaration of intent: these trees matter, they are set apart, they belong to something. Whether that reading produces comfort or unease depends on what the viewer brings to it. The grove could be a sanctuary or a specimen. The care taken with its boundaries suggests both.
The infrared spectrum employed throughout this series captures wavelengths between visible light and thermal radiation, revealing a world that exists alongside our own perception yet remains hidden to unaugmented human vision. In this image, the familiar pastoral landscape of central Kentucky becomes something simultaneously more and less familiar: the rolling Bluegrass countryside rendered luminous, the sky given a weight and texture that visible light rarely produces. Each print represents not just a location but a revelation.
Museum-quality archival giclee print on premium fine art paper. Each print is individually produced and inspected to ensure accurate color reproduction and tonal range.
Available Sizes and Pricing
Open Edition: 5x7 inches - $125 8x10 inches - $175
Limited Edition (edition of 25, signed and numbered, certificate of authenticity included): 11x14 inches - $275
Custom sizes available by request for installation purposes.
Print Specifications
Paper: Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, 308gsm 100% cotton rag (Limited Edition Prints) Paper: Epson Premium Luster, 260gsm (Open Edition Prints) Process: Museum-quality giclée Printer: Epson 9900 large format, UltraChrome HDR pigment inks Production: Printed by the artist and individually inspected for color accuracy and quality Presentation: Unframed, ready for professional framing consultation
Framing Services
Professional framing consultation available through partnership with local fine art framers. Consultation fee applies; actual framing costs are determined by specifications and materials selected.
About This Series
Unseen: Kentucky was created in December 2007 in the central Bluegrass region of Kentucky, photographing the horse farms and pastoral landscapes that define that part of the state. The series uses infrared capture to render familiar countryside as something suspended between the seen and unseen, between the working landscape and something more interior. A print from the series, Ethereal Keeneland, is held in the TMC Foundation Healing Arts permanent collection in Tucson, Arizona.
About the Artist
Michael Kloth, MFA, CPP. Work held in TMC Foundation permanent collection. Member, Professional Photographers of America and American Society of Media Photographers.
Image from the Kentucky Infrared Series displayed with museum-quality matting and framing (framing not included with print purchase)
