Tar Player in Glass Arcade at Dawn

Grey light from a nautical dawn falls through a glass roof above a wet stone floor. A musician sits cross-legged on layered cushions, his fingers pressing the neck of a Persian tar with visible tension. Sidelight skims across the polished wood, revealing the grain and a sheen of moisture. Water droplets rest on the metal framework of the ceiling, catching the dim glow. The player's dark robe contrasts against the pale, damp ground beneath the cushions. The humid air after rain settles over the glass-roofed arcade near Oruro. A drop slides down the curved body of the instrument, tracing a path through the varnish.