Information and Acquisition

Aluminum Prints, GICLÉE & C-TYPE PRINTS

CERTIFICATION & ACQUISITION

CERTIFICATION & ACQUISITIONAll works are produced individually after acquisition and exist as limited archival editions.To inquire about a work, please send an email including:
- the title of the piece,
- your full name,
- and shipping address.Pricing information and further details will then be provided privately.Following acquisition, the corresponding artwork file is prepared individually before production using archival fine art printing processes.DIGITAL DISTRIBUTIONThe distribution process of the works intentionally combines analogue photography, digital transmission, archival certification, and physical realization.Rather than existing as pre-produced objects stored in advance, each work is prepared individually following acquisition. The image passes through a sequence of states:
- negative,
- scan,
- digital preparation,
- archival certification,
- transmission,
- and physical re-materialization as print.The process treats digital space not merely as a technical necessity, but as part of the work’s conceptual trajectory.In this sense, the image temporarily leaves physical space, travels through a digital and archival environment, and later re-emerges as a physical object again.The movement resembles a form of controlled transit:
the work disappears into transmission, carries its timestamp and certification record through an invisible network, and materializes again elsewhere in physical form.The website functions as a form of navigational logbook documenting this movement through time, acquisition, and edition sequence.Each timestamp marks a precise moment within that trajectory:
- the transition of the image into archival space,
- the certification of the edition,
- and the emergence of a new physical object connected to a specific collector.The archive therefore records not only ownership and provenance, but the temporal movement of the work itself.This approach intentionally preserves traces of digital mediation rather than concealing them.Analogue photography, archival systems, and digital transmission coexist within the same object structure:
simultaneously material and immaterial, physical and transmitted, document and image.ARCHIVAL TIMESTAMPEach work contains a unique archival timestamp connected to its corresponding Certificate of Authenticity and public edition record.The timestamp functions as a permanent provenance reference associated with a specific print and acquisition. Rather than functioning as a visible signature or watermark, it operates as a subtle archival marker embedded within the physical object itself.The timestamp is linked to:
- the title of the work,
- edition number,
- acquisition date,
- certificate record,
- and production version of the print.Each timestamp exists only once within the archive.TIMESTAMP STRUCTUREExample:01/12 JL 170526104201/12The edition number of the work.In this example:
- this print is the first edition,
- within a total edition of twelve.JLArtist initials functioning as an archival issuer mark.170526Represents the acquisition date using the following structure:DDMMYYIn this example:- 17 → day
- 05 → month
- 26 → yearResulting in:17 May 20261042Represents the exact certification time using 24-hour notation.Structure:HHMMIn this example:- 10 → hour
- 42 → minuteResulting in:10:42The timestamp therefore records the precise moment at which the work entered the archive and became associated with a specific collector, certificate, and edition state.PLACEMENTGICLÉE & C-TYPE PRINTSFor Giclée and C-Type prints presented with a white border or passe-partout, the timestamp appears within the lower border area beneath the image.This placement preserves the visual autonomy of the photographic image while maintaining a permanent archival reference on the physical print.ALUMINUM PRINTSFor aluminum prints, the timestamp is integrated directly into the image area at reduced scale and extremely low opacity.The marking is intended to remain largely imperceptible during normal viewing distance, becoming visible primarily through closer inspection.The timestamp is positioned so that it functions as a quiet archival trace embedded within the object.CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITYFollowing acquisition, a digitally signed Certificate of Authenticity is issued and delivered as PDF via email.The certificate contains:
- title,
- edition number,
- archival timestamp,
- acquisition date,
- dimensions and medium,
- and signature.The certificate functions as the primary provenance document associated with the work.EDITION ARCHIVEAll editions are tracked individually.As works are acquired, the associated archival references and remaining editions are updated on this website over time.The evolving archive forms part of the work itself.