Memento Mori

Work Summary & Collector Notes

Memento Mori is documented in this catalog as a 2007 Screen Print. The saved release record lists dimensions of 28.5 x 19 inches. The saved record attributes the release to Pictures On Walls. The cataloged edition information is 175.

Collector notes: First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 175. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

Mortality and devotional imagery are core to Faile's visual language, and a work explicitly titled Memento Mori sits at the thematic heart of that concern. As a 2007 release, it represents the studio's earlier editions period. The edition of 175 makes it a widely available touchstone for the memento-mori strand of the catalog.

Collector Perspective

As a straight screen print rather than a hand-finished work, examples in this edition of 175 should be relatively consistent, so condition and clean registration are the key differentiators. Confirm the 2007 dating and the 28.5 x 19 dimensions. Collectors drawn to Faile's darker, religiously inflected imagery will find this a representative anchor.

Historical Context

The memento-mori tradition runs through centuries of religious art, and Faile folds it into a street-derived collage vocabulary. Produced in 2007, the work reflects the studio's habit of borrowing devotional and Latin-titled motifs, recontextualizing sacred warnings about mortality within a contemporary print practice.

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned screenprint

Release date

2007

Release-date note

Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.

Medium and materials

Screen Print; catalog dimensions 28.5 x 19 inches.

Edition details

First Edition; saved release record states an edition size of 175.

Signature and marks

Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: This page treats Faile's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.

Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2007 and attributes the edition to Pictures On Walls.

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation

Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.

Authentication note

Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.

Provenance note

Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Pictures On Walls. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.

Sources and Verification

Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added

1. Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
2. FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
3. FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.

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