{"product_id":"merzmensch-springen-kopie","title":"Merzmensch - Children with the last copy of Gallirana (1951)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e NeoreAIlism\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaper:\u003c\/b\u003e Hahnemühle Fine Art Archival Print\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSheet size:\u003c\/b\u003e 40 × 40 cm with 1 cm white border around the motif.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYear:\u003c\/b\u003e Edition of 2025\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e 3 + 1 AP \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSigned, dated and edition numbered by the artist on a separate label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMerzmensch – Children with the last copy of Gallirana (1951)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e There it sits – half amphibian, half myth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e And they – the children – are his last witnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChildren with the Last Copy of Gallirana (1951),\u003c\/i\u003e Merzmensch presents one of the most enigmatic images from his \u003ci\u003eNeorealism\u003c\/i\u003e series. A group of serious-faced children pose with what looks like a giant toad—or a species entirely its own. The scene is staged with the aesthetic precision of a mid-century school portrait, yet there's something profoundly uncanny about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Who – or what – is Gallirana?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e An extinct species? A local legend? A metaphor?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eAs with all of Merzmensch's works, the power lies in the tension between visual credibility and narrative absurdity. The photograph seems unearthed from an archive that never existed, like a forgotten chapter of natural history preserved not by science but by artifice and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This work speaks of childhood as something both wonderful and conspiratorial. The children don't smile. They don't offer explanations. They are simply there. As if to say, \"We remember. Will you remember too?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KI EDITION BERLIN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54253062357327,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/2826\/3759\/files\/Kids-with-the-last-exemplar-of-Gallirana-_1951.jpg?v=1737240529","url":"https:\/\/ai-edition-berlin.myshopify.com\/en\/products\/merzmensch-springen-kopie","provider":"AI - EDITION BERLIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}