Porta Arcana, 2025, photography, 80 x 80 cm. / 31.4 x 31.4 in.

Porta Arcana, Marcel van Beek, 2025, photography, 80 x 80 cm. / 31.4 x 31.4 in.

Through tonal inversion, the famous spirit sculpture at Père Lachaise Cemetery is transformed into an otherworldly vision. The tomb seems to glow from within, as if lit from the afterlife, while drapery, stone and shadow turn the cemetery scene into a spectral apparition.