Gold is extraterrestrial. It comes from the vast cosmic explosion of a star (a supernova) whose material, cast into space, eventually fused to form the planet we inhabit. Among the various elements was gold, which is scattered throughout the Earth.<\/p>\n
Gold is an illusion. We have turned a metal into the basis of a financial system, and the same financial system into the basis of an entire way of life: capitalism. Nothing symbolizes the accumulation of capital, the god that guides us, better than gold.<\/p>\n
Which shape does gold take in the collective imagination? A jewel, a chest full of coins, a stack of ingots kept in an inaccessible and dark place.<\/p>\n
“While busy melting, rolling, soldering, filing, and polishing, goldsmiths do not dwell on these issues. Yet, when receiving gold in its pure state, we do feel through our fingertips – as we hold a saw, a file, or a blowtorch – its honesty, its unmatched density, its malleability, and its noble, deeply gratifying response to fire: the true nature of the king of metals.” Teresa Estap\u00e9<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201c100 gramos de oro puro<\/em>\u201d is an edition of 30 digital prints with hand-finished details on 308 gsm Hahnem\u00fchle paper. Each piece includes a unique varnish intervention and handwritten text. They have been printed at Tinta Invisible, a printmaking workshop in Barcelona.<\/p>\n The central image features a high-resolution scan of 100 grams of Fairmined pure gold, freshly delivered from the supplier to Teresa Estap\u00e9\u2019s atelier. Its unique shape originates from a primary ingot that has been rolled into a 0.7 mm sheet, allowing it to be cut and distributed to goldsmiths for subsequent alloying and use.<\/p>\n Dimensions: 76.6 \u00d7 50 cm.<\/p>\n Price for unframed piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34100,"template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":[],"_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"product_cat":[281,1712],"product_tag":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n