The line about time never being manufactured in the first place is the whole thing. Most of what the luxury industry calls scarcity is engineered after the fact: the drop, the waitlist, the capped edition. It works for a while, then the market learns the constraint was a choice and reprices it. What you are describing is the other kind, where the scarcity is a byproduct of something that genuinely could not be rushed, ten years with one person in front of a camera. That version does not need defending because it was never a tactic. The collector is not paying for the limit. They are paying for the fact that there was no shortcut.
I think I understand your words. The artworks in my home each take dominant possession of the space around them; that makes the affection for them so strong, time and again, even in passing.
Very well put. Many of the photos I collect were printed over 130 years ago. Even just writing that gives me pleasure. I see so much more and learn so much more from the originals. Some people get it, many will not.
The line about time never being manufactured in the first place is the whole thing. Most of what the luxury industry calls scarcity is engineered after the fact: the drop, the waitlist, the capped edition. It works for a while, then the market learns the constraint was a choice and reprices it. What you are describing is the other kind, where the scarcity is a byproduct of something that genuinely could not be rushed, ten years with one person in front of a camera. That version does not need defending because it was never a tactic. The collector is not paying for the limit. They are paying for the fact that there was no shortcut.
I think I understand your words. The artworks in my home each take dominant possession of the space around them; that makes the affection for them so strong, time and again, even in passing.
What an amazing peek into this mysterious world.
Your assessment answered a couple of questions I had about art and I completely agree.
History and story are emotional factors that turn a piece of paper into a treasured heirloom.
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Very well put. Many of the photos I collect were printed over 130 years ago. Even just writing that gives me pleasure. I see so much more and learn so much more from the originals. Some people get it, many will not.
It’s so fun to collect. 🙏🏼
Very well put, Bastiaan. And no, I never buy art as decoration. It is because the things you describe and how it makes me feel, looking at the piece
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