Back (Ratlos / Indomitable I–V)

After concluding the five large-scale etchings of the Ratlos/Indomitable (2017) series, Matt Saunders was so intrigued by the backs of the printing plate that he and Niels Borch Jensen decided to print and publish them in an edition of 5. The marks and scratches bear witness to the printmaking process and show how the developing time in acid brings forth the indentations. Both Ratlos/Indomitable and Back (Ratlos/Indomitable) were part of Matt Saunders’ 2017 solo exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum, where the respective counterparts from the two series were presented on both sides of a freestanding wall.