The Chapel at the End of the World

The Chapel at the End of the WorldThe Chapel at the End of the World is a gicle printed reproduction of an original illustration by Sarah Young, done for a book cover of the same name written by Kirsten McKenzie. The Italian Chapel still exists in Orkney, it consists of two Nissen huts transformed into a beautiful chapel by Domenico Chiocchetti and his colleagues, prisoners of war captured in North Africa and transported to the Island of Lambholm in Orkney. Gicle printing is a trusted

The Chapel at the End of the World is a giclée printed reproduction of an original illustration by Sarah Young, done for a book cover of the same name written by Kirsten McKenzie. The Italian Chapel still exists in Orkney, it consists of two Nissen huts transformed into a beautiful chapel by Domenico Chiocchetti and his colleagues, prisoners of war captured in North Africa and transported to the Island of Lambholm in Orkney.

Giclée printing is a trusted digital printing method for producing museum-quality art prints with archival quality pigment inks that provide rich, long-lasting colour. This print is printed on acid- and lignin-free Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm heavyweight 100% α-cellulose paper (alpha cellulose is characterised by its extraordinary velvety tactile feel and its fine, clearly defined felt structure) with a fibrous finish especially suited for reproducing watercolour and ink pieces.

Image size: 44 x 32 cm.
Paper size: 50.5 x 39.5 cm approx.
Open edition, titled and signed.

Sarah Young is a painter, printmaker, illustrator and maker working with narrative themes often inspired by myth, folk tales, circus and burlesque imagery. As a printmaker she is known for her lino and wood cuts but she also works in screen printing, mono print and collagraph.