Year
2026
Series
Technique
Blue ink and gold leaf
Drawing size
90 × 90 cm
Support
Paper
Edition
Unique original
Presentation
Framed presentation · 100 × 100 cm
Current location
Geneva
Studio documentation
Johann Sauty
Story
A handwritten dialogue with time and space, unfolding in blue ink and gold leaf.
After encountering Atmos in Milan, Mauro Carraro returned to it through drawing and handwriting in his Geneva studio. Across the square sheet, the celestial subject and a personal letter share the same space.
Read a passage from the letter
Constellations become a meeting point between two languages: the measured rhythm of the drawing and the unfolding rhythm of the words. Blue ink traces this conversation; gold leaf brings light into its surface.
“This one-metre sheet could just as well have been one kilometre by one kilometre, or the size of a postage stamp. Because the universe, a little like you, has no true measure.”
From Mauro Carraro’s Letter to Time, September 2026.
Studio sequence
Words, constellations and light.
Six views from the atelier. Swipe or scroll to explore; select an image to enlarge it. With a keyboard, use Tab and Enter.
Work details
Inside the Atelier
The work
Atmos is a unique original in the Letter to Time series, created in Geneva in September 2026. The drawing measures 90 × 90 cm; its finished framed presentation is 100 × 100 cm. Drawing and handwriting meet across its square surface as a personal tribute to time and space.
Materials & technique
Blue ink and gold leaf connect the drawn subject with the surrounding handwritten letter. In his text, Mauro describes raised constellations in Bologna gesso and hands in blue bole.
Studio process
Photographs by Johann Sauty document Mauro at work on Atmos before framing: drawing, handwritten text, raised constellations and reflective leaf across the surface.
Framing
The frame has arrived. The finished framed presentation is 100 × 100 cm.
Original work
The original Atmos
The original Atmos is available at CHF 5,000. Finished framed presentation: 100 × 100 cm. Collection in Geneva is arranged personally with the Studio.
Bespoke commission
Create your own Letter to Time
Use the Letter to Time bespoke commission brief to begin a private conversation about your watch and its story.