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Visual Agnosia 02
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Visual Agnosia 02 (2021) is the companion to the series, a two-colour screen print on plexiglass over street-collected advertising posters mounted on wood and sealed in epoxy varnish. Editioned at 33 and signed and numbered, each 100 by 70 cm work is individually distinct because of its salvaged poster substrate. It is a constructed, layered object, not a flat sheet.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: two colours screenprint on plexiglass, epoxy varnish, advertising posters collected from the streets on wood. 100 x 70 cm, signed and numbered, edition of 33. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
As the second image in the Visual Agnosia group, this work reinforces Vhils's theme of perceptual overload in the modern city. The reclaimed advertising beneath the plexiglass turns discarded commercial imagery into the literal foundation of a portrait-adjacent composition, making the viewer confront how urban surfaces both accumulate and obscure meaning.
Collector Perspective
Like its counterpart, this edition of 33 offers scarcity and genuine per-example uniqueness. The mixed-media build, plexiglass, epoxy and wood, makes framing and handling considerations central to value. Collectors deciding between 01 and 02 should assess the specific found-poster layers, as those are what give each number its individual character.
Historical Context
The Visual Agnosia editions grew out of Vhils's decade-plus preoccupation with the layered debris of advertising and the palimpsest of the street. Issued in 2021, they package that material philosophy, the city as an accumulation of imposed images, into a limited wall-mounted series produced within his studio and gallery ecosystem.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2021
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print | Hand Finished; catalog dimensions 100 x 70 cm; two colours screenprint on plexiglass, epoxy varnish, advertising posters collected from the streets on wood. 100 x 70 cm, signed and numbered, edition of 33; note: each piece is different from the others, they vary in colors and composition.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: two colours screenprint on plexiglass, epoxy varnish, advertising posters collected from the streets on wood. 100 x 70 cm, signed and numbered, edition of 33.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Vhils'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 2021 and attributes the edition to Studiocromie.
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 Studiocromie. 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.
- Vhils — official site — Vhils studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Vhils — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Vhils (Q115823) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
How does 02 differ from 01?
They are separate images within the same series; both share the plexiglass-over-reclaimed-poster construction and the edition of 33.
Are the posters real street material?
Yes. The substrate uses advertising posters collected from the streets, giving each numbered work a unique base.
What seals the surface?
An epoxy varnish seals the two-colour screen print and the layered materials mounted on wood.
What is the size?
Each work measures 100 by 70 cm and is signed and numbered by the artist.
