jean-paul cattin

art - New York Fingerprint

  • New York Fingerprints explores the material memory of the city — its walls, like skin, bearing the visible traces of time, decay, and human passage.

    Graffiti, scratches, peeling paint and stains act as visual fingerprints: raw, ephemeral, and deeply embedded in the urban fabric.

    In a city constantly reshaped by gentrification, these fragile marks become a form of urban archaeology — a silent archive of lives, gestures, and vernacular language on the verge of disappearance.

    Unique edition (1/1) — signed & numbered
    New York  2009 / 2010