A rare exhibition of recently rediscovered photographs from the explorer and psychoanthropologist Dr. Lawrence Blair's expeditions across the Indonesian archipelago in the 1970s. The Ring of Fire Archives presents prints of slides rescued from and transformed by the fire which burnt down Dr. Blair's Hollywood home in 1984, with the emulsion creating psychedelic gradients, hazy ombres, three-dimensional textures, and spooky double and triple exposure like effects bringin a new life to people and places lost to time.

Book cover for The Ring of Fire Archives by Lawrence Blair, featuring a black background with the title and author's name in white text.
The Ring of Fire Archives exhibition at Sun Contemporary Gallery Bali, featuring rediscovered photographs by Dr. Lawrence Blair in a 2024 art exhibition.
The Ring of Fire Archives exhibition at Sun Contemporary Gallery Bali, featuring rediscovered photographs by Dr. Lawrence Blair in a 2024 art exhibition.
The Ring of Fire Archives exhibition at Sun Contemporary Gallery Bali, featuring rediscovered photographs by Dr. Lawrence Blair in a 2024 art exhibition.
The Ring of Fire Archives exhibition at Sun Contemporary Gallery Bali, featuring rediscovered photographs by Dr. Lawrence Blair in a 2024 art exhibition.
The Ring of Fire Archives exhibition at Sun Contemporary Gallery Bali, featuring rediscovered photographs by Dr. Lawrence Blair in a 2024 art exhibition.
The Ring of Fire Archives exhibition at Sun Contemporary Gallery Bali, featuring rediscovered photographs by Dr. Lawrence Blair in a 2024 art exhibition.

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A rocky mountain with a bamboo ladder leaning against it, and a person climbing up the steep slope. The photo has a colorful, abstract filter overlay with shades of pink, purple, and orange.

STAIRWAY TO THE STARS

1972
75 x 50 cm
Fine Art Giclée print on 192gsm enhanced matt paper
Pine frame with linen mount

Hand-embellished

IDR 45.500.000
USD 2.800*

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A beach scene showing damaged boats and wreckage with a man standing on the sandy shore, sky with colorful clouds in the background.

END OF AN ERA

1972
100 x 150 cm
Fine Art Giclée print on 192gsm enhanced matt paper
Pine frame with linen mount

Edition of 3

FRAMED
IDR 49.000.000
USD 3.000*

UNFRAMED
IDR 45.500.000
USD 2.800*

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Close-up of a damaged and dirty glass globe with a cracked surface, inside a structure with dark background and a brown vertical strip on the right side.

OUR WARMING EARTH

1969
30 x 42 cm
Fine Art Giclée print on 192gsm enhanced matt paper
Pine frame with linen mount

Edition of 10

FRAMED
IDR 6.500.000
USD 400*

UNFRAMED
IDR 5.700.000
USD 350 *

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