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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
- 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.
- FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
FAQ
What does the title mean?
Memento Mori is Latin for 'remember you must die,' a classic mortality theme.
What year is it from?
2007, part of Faile's earlier editions period.
How many were made?
An edition of 175.
Is it hand-finished?
It is cataloged as a screen print, making examples relatively consistent across the run.
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