Templo del Dios del Viento II

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Captured along the Caribbean edge of Tulum on the first morning after arrival, this photograph was made in a quiet, heightened state where exhaustion and awe sit side by side.

This work holds a sense of suspension - ancient structure set against open air, and carries that balance into an interior with calm restraint.

The solitary stone ruin stood at the cliff’s edge, held between land, sea, and sky. Wind moved steadily through the palms, while the structure itself remained still, as if it had been waiting there long before anyone came to look.

Standing there, the openness of the horizon felt physical - air and exposure extending in every direction, while the heat of the Mexican sun pressed sharply against the skin. Below, the shoreline gathered layers of sand, sea, and dark strands of seaweed into an elemental composition shaped by time and tide.

Wide cloud formations drifted slowly overhead, softening the vastness of the sky and introducing movement to the stillness. In that moment, the landscape felt suspended; permanence held inside openness, ancient form set against infinite air.

This work brings that balance into an interior: quiet structure and openness, horizon and grounding, held without visual noise.

Templo del Dios del Viento II
Tulum, Mexico, 2022
Limited Edition of 100
Archival pigment print on 310gsm museum-grade cotton

Available in three architectural scales. Larger sizes offer increased presence and visual weight within a space.

Larger statement sizes can be arranged on request for collectors and interior projects. Please contact studio@nikkimalvar.com

Captured along the Caribbean edge of Tulum on the first morning after arrival, this photograph was made in a quiet, heightened state where exhaustion and awe sit side by side.

This work holds a sense of suspension - ancient structure set against open air, and carries that balance into an interior with calm restraint.

The solitary stone ruin stood at the cliff’s edge, held between land, sea, and sky. Wind moved steadily through the palms, while the structure itself remained still, as if it had been waiting there long before anyone came to look.

Standing there, the openness of the horizon felt physical - air and exposure extending in every direction, while the heat of the Mexican sun pressed sharply against the skin. Below, the shoreline gathered layers of sand, sea, and dark strands of seaweed into an elemental composition shaped by time and tide.

Wide cloud formations drifted slowly overhead, softening the vastness of the sky and introducing movement to the stillness. In that moment, the landscape felt suspended; permanence held inside openness, ancient form set against infinite air.

This work brings that balance into an interior: quiet structure and openness, horizon and grounding, held without visual noise.

Templo del Dios del Viento II
Tulum, Mexico, 2022
Limited Edition of 100
Archival pigment print on 310gsm museum-grade cotton

Available in three architectural scales. Larger sizes offer increased presence and visual weight within a space.

Larger statement sizes can be arranged on request for collectors and interior projects. Please contact studio@nikkimalvar.com

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