The work at a glance
Year
2026
Series
Letter to Time
Format
A4 · 21 × 29.7 cm
Medium
Blue ink and white-gold leaf
Work
Unique original on paper
Poem
Liran Rothenberg
Presentation
Framed work
Artist
Mauro Carraro
Status
Sold · private collection
The story
One watch. Two lights.
Two faces of a watch, brought together on one sheet.
In this Letter to Time, Mauro Carraro brings the two faces of the Reverso One together. Blue-ink drawing retains their contrasts within a single composition.
Drawing, light and words
Ink establishes the contours, then opens into washes. Around the watch, handwriting gives the sheet another density: close up, the words can be read; from a distance, their rhythm becomes part of the composition.
Gold leaf adds accents that change with the light. Drawing, handwriting and material share the same surface, with the paper remaining present throughout.
The poetry
What Time Leaves Behind
Poem: Liran Rothenberg
What Time Leaves Behind, a poem by Liran Rothenberg, is handwritten into the work by Mauro Carraro.
Original poem in English. Dedication anonymised; the poem is not separately transcribed in full on this page.
Inside the artistic process
From line to work.
Move the slider to explore editorial states of the drawing, handwriting and accents of gold.
The work’s presence
The paper, up close.
From the tool to the surface: photography brings the eye closer to the paper, the marks of ink and the leaf.
Three views from the Studio. Swipe or scroll to move through them; use Tab to reach each image’s Enlarge button.
Work details
Inside the Atelier.
The work
Created in 2026, this Letter to Time is a unique original commissioned around the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso One High Jewelry. The drawing is in A4 format (21 × 29.7 cm). Both faces of the watch are represented on one support. The work is sold and belongs to a private collection.
Materials and gesture
Blue-ink drawing, handwriting and white-gold leaf form the vocabulary of this work. The light of the watch becomes an interpretation on paper, without attempting to reproduce its materials mechanically.
The poetry
Poem: What Time Leaves Behind, Liran Rothenberg. Drawing, handwriting and pictorial interpretation: Mauro Carraro. The collector’s identity is protected.
Images and process
The slider presents reconstructed editorial states; the framed view is a digital reconstruction. These anonymized presentations allow the work to be explored without treating them as a sequence of untouched photographs.
The original
A work now held in a private collection.
SOLD · PRIVATE COLLECTION
This Reverso One is no longer available for acquisition. Each Letter to Time begins with another object, other words and a new interpretation.
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