GALLERY AFRIQUE · FINE ART PRINTING
Crafted with
precision.
Built to last
generations.
Every print produced at Gallery Afrique is made in-house by the artist, on museum-grade equipment, with sustainably sourced German fine art paper and archival pigment inks guaranteed to last a lifetime. No compromises. No surprises.
ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINTS
Museum quality, produced in-house
Every print we produce is made on our Epson SC-P9500 — a twelve-colour, large-format fine art printer regarded as one of the finest instruments available for photographic fine art reproduction. The result is exceptional tonal depth, colour accuracy, and resolution that does full justice to the original photograph.
We source our fine art papers exclusively from leading German manufacturers, sustainably produced cotton paper chosen for both its archival credentials and its exceptional surface quality. Cotton is a natural, renewable material that accepts pigment inks with a fidelity that wood-pulp papers cannot match.
Every print is personally inspected by the artist before it leaves our studio. If it does not look exactly as it should, it is not shipped.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
PRINTER
Epson SC-P9500 · 12-colour large-format fine art
INK
Archival pigment inks · museum longevity · gallery-grade
PAPER
German cotton fine art paper · sustainably sourced
CANVAS
Epson fine art canvas · conservation-grade
COLOUR PROFILE
Artist-reviewed before dispatch · colour-accurate to original
BORDER
Narrow white border included for framing
EMBOSSING
Artist's blind emboss in wide border of edition prints
NUMBERING
Hand-written edition number + unique serial on reverse
PACKING
Protective art tube · dent-resistant cardboard
SIZES
From 24" (60cm) · Large-scale from 60" (152cm) · up to 2.8m on request
LONGEVITY
Lifetime guarantee on print stability under normal display conditions
TWO PRINT TRADITIONS
A choice between two of photography's finest mediums.
Gallery Afrique offers works in both contemporary archival pigment and traditional
hand-printed Silver Gelatin. Each has its own character, process, and collector profile.
I
Archival Pigment Print
CONTEMPORARY · IN-HOUSE · EPSON SC-P9500
Our standard fine art print — made in-house on German cotton fine art paper with twelve-colour archival pigment inks. Exceptional tonal range, precise colour accuracy, and surface quality that rewards close inspection at any scale.
German cotton fine art paper · sustainably sourced
Epson SC-P9500 · twelve-colour archival inks
Artist-inspected before dispatch
Narrow white border for framing
Artist blind-emboss in wide border on request
Hand-written edition number + unique serial on reverse
Shipped rolled in protective carton tube
Custom-sized to your space requirements
Lifetime stability guarantee
II
Silver Gelatin Print
TRADITIONAL · HAND-PRINTED · DARKROOM PROCESS EST. 1874
For collectors who appreciate the finest in photographic art. Silver Gelatin prints are produced using the traditional darkroom process established in 1874 — rich, deep blacks, organic texture, and a timeless tonal quality that digital printing simply cannot replicate.
Each print is unique. Chemical toning affects midtones, highlights, and shadows differently across every print — giving each piece a genuine depth and individuality that makes it irreplaceable.
Traditional fibre-base silver gelatin paper
Processed in liquid photo chemistry · rack-dried · heat-flattened
100+ year display life expectancy (Wilhelm Research Institute, USA)
Each print is unique — toning varies naturally between prints
Produced by Dennis Da Silva — Master black & white hand printer
Shipped flat-packed in protective cardboard crates
Extended lead times — this is a slow, careful, handmade process
Only a handful of labs worldwide are still capable of producing Silver Gelatin prints to this standard. These are increasingly rare and sought-after works.
Dennis Da Silva
Photograph by Harry De Zitter
HOW EVERY PRINT IS MADE
From field capture to your wall — every step in our hands
We do not outsource. Every stage of production — from processing and curation through to printing, inspection, and packing — is handled within our own studio by the artist and gallery team.
01
CAPTURED ON LOCATION
Shot in the field across Southern
Africa using Hasselblad medium format and Canon full-frame systems.
No manipulation. No compositing. Original RAW files retained.
02
CURATED & PROCESSED
Each image is carefully selected and processed in-house by the artist, preserving the integrity of the original capture.
No AI. No filters. Only tonal adjustment faithful to what the camera recorded.
03
PRINTED TO SPECIFICATION
Custom-sized to your requirements and printed on the Epson SC-P9500 using German cotton fine art paper and archival pigment inks.
Colour profiled for accurate reproduction.
04
ARTIST-INSPECTED
Every print is reviewed by the artist before it is signed, embossed, numbered, and prepared for dispatch.
If it does not meet the standard, it is reprinted.
05
PACKED & SHIPPED
Rolled prints are carefully
packed in protective carton
tubes.
Flat-packed works ship in
rigid protective crates.
