Children with Abandoned Boat

Made of layers and layers of stitches of various colour hues that took us hundreds of hours.

Children are playing soccer by derelict ship on the coast of Burma.

When reviving this image in a form of embroidery, each element was a specific challenge. However, extraordinary amount of work was done to justly recreate atmospheric mists. This was done by subtle layered stitching.

About motif

With his shrewd journalistic approach to photography, Steve McCurry creates straightforward representational images that illuminate the world and create narratives from honest depictions of people and places.

Deep zoom of the artwork

https://www.ercigojart.com/gallery/children-with-abandoned-boat/

Artwork info

Motif: by Steve McCurry
Type: Photo embroidery
Technique: Ercigoj stitch
Year: 2014 — ongoing
Edition: Limited (10)

Dimension: 101 x 67 cm | 39.8 x 26.4 in
Number of stitches: over 1.7 mio
Thread length: over 21 km | over 13 mi
Development: over 500 person hours

Also available in:
80 x 53 cm | 31.5 x 20.1 in, limited edition (10)
150 x 100 cm | 59.1 x 39.4 in, limited edition (5)

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