Gauntlet Gallery — Invader Print Index
Matrix Skate Deck
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Matrix Skate Deck is a 2005 collaboration between Invader and French company Mekanism Skateboards, limited to 100 numbered copies at 80 x 20 cm. For the project Invader created a real mosaic, which was then photographed and printed onto each board, giving the carte-blanche edition a direct link to his physical mosaic practice.
Collector notes: This Mekanism / Invader board is limited to 100 numbered copies. This Mekanism / Invader board is limited to 100 numbered copies.
Why It Matters
The deck translates Invader's core street medium, the tile mosaic, onto a functional object outside the print-on-paper norm. That an actual mosaic was made and photographed for the design connects the edition to his hands-on process, while the carte-blanche framing gave the artist full creative control over a limited-run collectible.
Collector Perspective
Numbered to 100, the deck appeals to both Invader collectors and skate-art crossover buyers. As a functional object, unridden and undamaged examples with intact graphics are the most desirable. The mosaic-derived imagery gives it distinct standing among the artist's non-print editions.
Historical Context
Mekanism Skateboards gave Invader carte blanche for this 2005 limited board, part of a broader wave of artist-designed skate decks in the mid-2000s. Invader's choice to build and photograph a genuine mosaic for the graphic ties the collaboration back to his signature street methodology.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned skateboard deck
- Release date
- 2005-03-01
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release date; verify against the original publisher record when available.
- Series
- Space Invaders & Mosaics
- Medium and materials
- Skate Deck
- Edition details
- This Mekanism / Invader board is limited to 100 numbered copies.
- Signature and marks
- This Mekanism / Invader board is limited to 100 numbered copies.
Documented History and Meaning
Release context: On this occasion Invader created a real mosaic, which was photographed and printed on each board.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation not independently documented in the sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the physical example with the documented signature, numbering, printer/publisher marks, dimensions, support and edition structure. A matching number or seller-issued certificate alone does not authenticate a copy.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed to Mekanism Skateboards. Copy-level provenance is separate: retain invoices, labels, prior ownership records and condition photographs for the specific example.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Mixed: secondary release record with primary series context
- Legacy release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Starting record for title, release date, edition, dimensions, medium, and original-release details; requires primary-source confirmation where noted.
- INVADER: Prints on Paper — International Centre of Graphic Arts (MGLC) · museum / catalogue context · Accessed 2026-07-11 · Museum record for the exhibition and 2001–2020 prints-on-paper catalogue raisonné; not an individual-copy certificate.
FAQ
How was the design made?
Invader created a real mosaic, which was photographed and printed onto each board.
How many decks exist?
The edition is limited to 100 numbered copies.
Who produced it?
French company Mekanism Skateboards, which gave Invader carte blanche for the design.
What matters for condition?
As a functional object, unridden decks with intact, undamaged graphics are the most collectible.
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