Artists
Photographer
Max Ruiz
Max Ruiz is an Argentine photographer whose work belongs to the pictorialist tradition and draws on tropical flowers, exile, memory and the Paraná river.
Profile facts
- Series
- Floresta
- Process
- Gelatin, ivory black, mother-of-pearl and pine resin
- Year
- 2024
- Country
- Argentina
The Floresta series refers to Ruiz’s childhood village in Argentina. Maison Picturale prints the works in large format on Beaux Arts watercolour paper using an original non-toxic process based on gelatin, mother-of-pearl, pine resin and lamp black.
Studio Q&A
What is the atmosphere of Floresta?
The series creates a dense floral language: tropical abundance, nostalgia of exile and a memory of the Paraná as a frontier between forest and city.
How are the prints made?
Maison Picturale brush-prints the works in large format with gelatin, mother-of-pearl, pine resin and black pigment on cotton watercolour paper.
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