EVEREST
Year 2024
LIMITED EDITIONS
100 Units 13 x 16 inch
€125 including VAT and shipping*
Some nights are a true high-altitude training session. I'm not talking about those nights where you just fall asleep, but those other nights when your subconscious decides to put on your boots and take you for a walk up there, where the wind bites and the snow reaches your knees.
In this dreamlike setting, the mountains reveal our true nature. Some climb them with a stopwatch in hand, seeking performance, self-improvement, and quantifiable goals. Others, however, inhabit them in silence and contemplation, responding to an almost mystical calling that is difficult to explain. Although the landscape may be identical, the experience is radically different.
The interesting thing is that neither approach seems better than the other, but I wonder:Is this dichotomy inherent to sports or can it be extrapolated to other aspects of our lives? Do we live to tick off goals or to contemplate the journey?
In any case, what is clear is that Gonza has devoured more than one chapter of The ClimbAs for me, I'm going to take some photos; that's one of my recurring dreams and my blessed obsession.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND PUBLISHING COMMITMENT
If you have decided to purchase a unit of Everest, you've made an excellent choice. You're not investing in just another photograph: i don't sell catalog prints. While a large print shop might produce 100,000 copies of a blank image for any waiting room, I'm limiting this essay to a select few. It's the difference between decorating a wall and imbuing it with an identity shared by only a small group of people.
Why such a small edition?
- Workshop Warranty: Limiting the series allows me to personally certify that every cotton fiber and every drop of ink is exactly where it should be.
- Finitude: Just as an honest conversation can't have a thousand participants at once without getting lost, these pieces are limited in size so that the dialogue between the paper and the viewer remains intimate. We don't want to trivialize ideas that have taken years of study as if they were just a merchandising product.
Display standard
- Paper: I only use the best exhibition photographs papers: Canson Baryta 310 g/m² and similar.
- Authenticity: Each work includes certificate of authenticity signed by hand and a system of double void hologram to ensure the integrity of the copy.
File note: Apart from the 100 limited editions, there are 2 AP and 3 large format museum edition copies (Giclée process).
Printer's Note: I apply standard museum margins (10% on the sides/top and 20% on the bottom). The artwork is signed on the right margin, but if you prefer it signed on the back or without the signature, I can adjust that. What matters is the idea.
Shipping: I'm deliberately overly cautious with the protection; it personally pains me to see a piece arrive damaged. Inside the package, you'll find the artwork wrapped in acid-free tissue paper, a certificate of authenticity, care instructions, cotton gloves, and a few other surprises. I also use recycled wood and cardboard with as little plastic as possible to make the packaging environmentally friendly.
* Shipping included within mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands. For other areas, shipping costs are calculated automatically before payment.