THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Year 2026
LIMITED EDITIONS
100 Units 17 x 13 inch
€125 including VAT and shipping*
LIMITED EDITIONS:
We've been sold the idea that life is a noble competition where only the best win, but a quick glance at the next lane is enough to suspect that the rules aren't the same for everyone. There's Gonza, focused and ready to take on the world, perhaps thinking all the credit is his. It's the grand theater of effort, where we're invited to participate with the promise that the goal is just as attainable for the one who inherits the shoes as for the one who has to make them along the way.
This is where the stinging doubts arise: Is talent a true driving force or merely the embellishment of a well-connected network? Can we truly speak of victory when some are born with the wind at their backs while others are burdened with a weight they didn't even choose? Nepotism and wealth often act as an invisible form of doping, allowing some to glide to success while the rest are still fighting to clear the playing field. Is meritocracy the great sedative of our era or just a story to keep those left behind from protesting too much?
In the end, the audience's applause is usually just as loud, regardless of whether the winner had to overcome insurmountable obstacles or simply walked down a red carpet to the podium. What no one tells us is that, in this charade of justice, the real divide isn't about leg strength, but about the depth of one's pockets and the weight of one's family name that pulls us down. Perhaps the only race worth running is one where the clock isn't rigged beforehand by inheritance or favoritism.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND PUBLISHING COMMITMENT
If you've decided to purchase a copy of The professional career, you've made an excellent choice. You're not just investing in 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.