THE MORTGAGE
Year 2025
LIMITED EDITIONS
100 Units 17 x 13 inch
€125 including VAT and shipping*
It seems Gonza has dressed up for the occasion to go to the bank, although the paperwork has gotten a bit out of hand. Literally. Some signatures are so indelible that even bleach won't wash them off, because when the contract requires more than just ink, the signature ceases to be a mere formality and becomes a blood transfusion.
It's curious how we insist on calling "property" what often functions more like a lifetime subscription to an invisible burden. We think we're buying four walls and a roof to protect ourselves from the elements, without realizing that the true weight of the contract isn't recorded in the registry, but rests directly on the back of our necks. Is a home a refuge or the structure that supports our most elegant servitude?
In the end, we all passed by that desk hoping the sacrifice would be worth it. We accepted the terms of the game with impeccable resignation, forgetting that, in these kinds of agreements, the real price isn't measured in coins, but in that vitality that clings to the parchment before the wound dries.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND PUBLISHING COMMITMENT
If you have decided to purchase a unit of The mortgage, 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.