The Cormorant | Li River, China
On the Li River in Guangxi, China, Huang Mingde practises an ancient craft - training cormorants to dive and return. From altitude, man, bird and water become a single quiet composition against the silver surface of the river.
Open edition - Aerial fine art by Tobias Hägg - 210g natural white art paper, matte finish
archival paper
shipping above €95
Stockholm, Sweden
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Cormorant fishing on the Li River is one of the oldest forms of fishing still practised in China — a tradition stretching back over a thousand years. From the air, the fisherman and his birds reduce to a small dark shape on a wide, silver-grey river. The surrounding karst mountains, the bamboo raft, the light catching the water's surface — none of it is arranged. This is how it looked from above.
The Cormorant is an image about patience. About a way of life that persists quietly at the edge of a modern world. It brings stillness into any room it enters.
Craft & Materials
| Paper | 210g natural white art paper, matte finish — lifetime archival quality |
| Border | 50mm white border for easy framing |
| Framing | Fits standard frames (not included) |
| Sizes | 30×40 cm · 50×70 cm · 70×100 cm · 80×120 cm |
| Delivery | 3–14 days, shipped in a protective tube |
| Shipping | Worldwide — free above €95 |
| Paper | 210g natural white art paper, matte — lifetime archival quality |
| Border | 50mm white border for easy framing |
| Framing | Fits standard frames (not included) |
| Delivery | 3–14 days, shipped in a protective tube |
| Shipping | Worldwide — free above €95 |
The Cormorant
Cormorant fishing on the Li River is one of the oldest forms of fishing still practised in China — a tradition stretching back over a thousand years. From the air, the fisherman and his birds reduce to a small dark shape on a wide, silver-grey river. The surrounding karst mountains, the bamboo raft, the light catching the water's surface — none of it is arranged. This is how it looked from above.
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