Signing (A.P.)

It is well known that armor is used for protection. However, despite its usefulness on the battlefield, it has its drawbacks: it's heavy and very uncomfortable. Nevertheless, in a war where everyone is armed with swords, it would seem absurd not to wear it.

I can't recall exactly when I decided it was time to don my armor, one that was both protective and heavy. I probably started doing so in my teenage years. It was then that I understood why small dogs bark more than big ones: their appearance leaves them no other choice to earn respect.

That's what I did.

One day, after school, a girl from my class decided to slam me against a car in the parking lot and started hitting me. A typical circle formed, with everyone watching, shouting, and enjoying the fight, but no one intervening. She was pulling my hair and scratching me, and I wasn’t reacting. Suddenly, I realized I wasn't defending myself. I felt stupid and thought that if she was pulling my hair and scratching me, she wouldn't see a kick and a punch coming... so that's what I did. Suddenly, she stepped back, eyes full of rage, and walked away crying. I realized that if she had started hitting me, it was because she believed she could do so without any consequences.

I encountered this situation many times throughout my life. Like that time on the bus when a stranger touched me inappropriately, and it took me five stops to slap him. Or when I was new at a school and the teacher asked me to write the names of classmates who were talking on the blackboard. When she saw I hadn't written any names, she got angry and asked why. I replied, "because I'm new and I don't know their names yet." Or when I moved to Madrid and a group of fascist boys tried to bully me for being Catalan. It took me a month to subtly get back at them. Or when a woman robbed me on the street, and an hour later, I went back to confront her. Or when my art teacher told me I should study veterinary medicine because I liked drawing animals, and I told him I wasn't sure which of the two careers would be a bigger waste of time. Also, when I started giving photography lectures in my twenties and there was always someone interrupting to show off their knowledge, and I'd simply reply, "Well, thank you very much." Or when I threw a glass of water on the guy who used to knock on my door at dawn, three years after this routine started, and went to bed with a smile. Or when that ex-partner told me I could "keep" the €20 left in our joint account, and I donated it to a domestic violence association using his name and ID, and then sent him the receipt.

Over the years, armors become stronger but also heavier, making it much harder to take them off when you want to. 

Limited edition fine art prints for collectors and galleries.

Produced on acrylic with aluminum base, all limited edition prints are signed and numbered by hand by the artist.

Each piece of artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

The artist reserves the right to produce up to two Artist Proofs for each artwork in addition to the edition sizes listed.

The photograph is printed directly onto 2mm acrylic with a 3mm reinforcing aluminum panel. Printing is the latest generation of direct UV printing with 7 inks, including clear inks, so that the images have the highest quality and sharpness.

The hanger bracket is an aluminum frame.

It comes protected with a plastic that covers the screen so that scratches do not appear. When you receive the photo, you simply have to remove it and you will find the work in perfect condition and also brighter.

Tax is included in product prices.

Free shipping worldwide.

Caring for the work is very simple, you just have to use a clean cotton handkerchief and moisten it with water.

A pair of white cotton gloves and a personalized postcard.

The artwork is shipped flat in a cardboard box and well protected with bubble wrap.