8MM MURDER
Year 2023
LIMITED EDITIONS
100 Units 13 x 16 inch
€125 including VAT and shipping*
Cold sweats. Panic. But not fear of death, rather a much more pragmatic terror: that white t-shirt isn't mine, it belongs to my partner, and all hell's going to break loose when they see it covered in blood. I suppose that's the absurd logic of nightmares: you worry about the laundry while you're bleeding out.
Beyond the anecdote, dreaming of settling scores is a universal classic. Death is the great unknown, that boundary we try to avoid, disguising it with euphemisms or turning it into a spectacle. We are terrified of the end, which is a fascinating paradox: we spend our lives fleeing from the only absolute certainty we have from birth.
Why does "absence" frighten us so much? Perhaps it's not a fear of ceasing to be, but a fear of leaving things unfinished. Or maybe we're simply bothered that our crime scene isn't as aesthetically pleasing as in the movies.
It's clear Gonza will breathe a sigh of relief when he wakes up and sees there's not a trace of blood. Now I'm the one with the problem: how am I going to explain to my partner that I filled the sheet with chalk to take another picture?
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND PUBLISHING COMMITMENT
If you have decided to purchase a unit of Asesinato en 8 mm, 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.