A Saint and his Serpents

The statue of Saint Dominic is covered in live snakes during the annual Festival of San Domenico in Cocullo, Italy. Local snake catchers collect dozens of nonvenomous snakes from the surrounding mountains before draping them over the saint as a symbol of protection from snakebites, disease, and misfortune.

Produced from the original 120mm film negative on Deep Matte Fine Art paper and professionally presented in an 8 × 10 black frame with a museum style white mat. Each piece is individually hand signed, hand numbered, and finished with the Holy Violence blind emboss.

Includes:

• Limited edition of 10, individually hand numbered
• 5 × 7 Deep Matte Fine Art print from the original 35mm film negative
• 8 × 10 black frame with museum style white mat
• Hand signed
• Holy Violence blind emboss
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Expedition Notes mounted to the reverse of the frame describing the photograph, its location, and the ritual depicted
• Ready to hang

Each Holy Violence photograph documents a real ritual, ceremony, or tradition encountered during fieldwork around the world. Every image is captured on film and released in limited editions as a permanent record of cultures, beliefs, and traditions witnessed firsthand.