{"product_id":"guardian-mutant-error-proof","title":"GUARDIAN MUTANT — ERROR PROOF","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1yfzct6\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"31\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eGUARDIAN MUTANT — ERROR PROOF\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1fkyjsp\" data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"49\"\u003eERROR PROOF\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1m4muqs\" data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"63\"\u003eONE OF TWO\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"71sqzh\" data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"76\"\u003eTHE WORK\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"275\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"78\" data-end=\"111\"\u003eGuardian Mutant — Error Proof\u003c\/strong\u003e is an individually classified sculptural object by Marcel Katz, preserved within the Maison Marcel archive as a record of process, variation, and material history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eThe work originates from the Guardian Mutant edition but exists outside the numbered edition of 11.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"519\"\u003eDuring production, the interior engravings along the temple legs were applied upside down. The object is also visibly designated \u003cstrong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"519\"\u003e“ERROR.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"675\"\u003eRather than correcting, concealing, or discarding the irregularity, the work was retained in its original state and formally classified as an Error Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"759\"\u003eThe error is not presented as damage. It is the defining provenance of the object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1xh7lxv\" data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eTHE SCULPTURE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"848\"\u003eGuardian is among the most architectural forms in the MARCEL archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003eIts broad upper structure, pronounced bridge, deeply framed lenses, extended temples, and substantial 48-gram construction give the sculpture an autonomous physical presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003eWithin the Mutant variation, translucent acid-green acetate moves through the black structure like an internal current. The color appears restrained from the front, then becomes increasingly visible through the edges, interior construction, and temple legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003eThe work changes according to light, position, and viewing angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1508\"\u003eIt may be worn, displayed, studied, collected, and preserved. Its relationship to the face is one dimension of the sculpture, not the limit of its identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"jr0cck\" data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003eTHE ERROR\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003eThe interior engravings on the temple legs appear upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1612\"\u003eThe work is also marked:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1623\"\u003eERROR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1763\"\u003eThese characteristics distinguish the object from the numbered Guardian Mutant edition and establish its classification as an Error Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eThe inversion documents a specific moment in the making of the work. It remains permanently embedded within the object and cannot be separated from its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2046\"\u003eWhat would ordinarily have been corrected in conventional production has instead been preserved as evidence of process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2217\"\u003eThe Error Proof therefore exists as both sculpture and production artifact: an object whose irregularity gives it a singular position within the Guardian Mutant archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"zo6443\" data-start=\"2219\" data-end=\"2236\"\u003eCLASSIFICATION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2287\"\u003eThe complete Guardian Mutant release consists of:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2321\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2289\" data-end=\"2321\"\u003eEdition of 11 numbered works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2344\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2323\" data-end=\"2344\"\u003e+ 2 Artist Proofs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2366\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2346\" data-end=\"2366\"\u003e+ 2 Error Proofs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2368\" data-end=\"2480\"\u003eThis listing is for \u003cstrong data-start=\"2388\" data-end=\"2416\"\u003eone specific Error Proof\u003c\/strong\u003e from the two Error Proofs created outside the numbered edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2482\" data-end=\"2578\"\u003eIt is not part of the standard edition of 11 and will not be assigned a standard edition number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2580\" data-end=\"2658\"\u003eThe object shown in the photographs is the exact work offered for acquisition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"8xzbwi\" data-start=\"2660\" data-end=\"2682\"\u003eMATERIAL AND MAKING\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2684\" data-end=\"2805\"\u003eGuardian Mutant is constructed from layered Italian acetate, Italian stainless steel hardware, and ZEISS gradient lenses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2807\" data-end=\"2986\"\u003eThe sculpture is handcrafted in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2839\" data-end=\"2866\"\u003eFiorano Modenese, Italy\u003c\/strong\u003e, through specialized processes of cutting, forming, assembly, polishing, lens fitting, engraving, and final adjustment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3123\"\u003eIts layered construction reveals contrasting black and translucent green acetate throughout the front, interior edges, and temple legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3125\" data-end=\"3272\"\u003eSubtle variations in transparency, coloration, markings, polishing, and material transition are retained as part of the object’s physical identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1dgejr0\" data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3287\"\u003ePROVENANCE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3773\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3289\" data-end=\"3300\"\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marcel Katz\u003cbr data-start=\"3312\" data-end=\"3315\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3315\" data-end=\"3324\"\u003eWork:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guardian Mutant\u003cbr data-start=\"3340\" data-end=\"3343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3343\" data-end=\"3362\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Error Proof\u003cbr data-start=\"3374\" data-end=\"3377\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3377\" data-end=\"3391\"\u003eVariation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mutant\u003cbr data-start=\"3398\" data-end=\"3401\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3401\" data-end=\"3410\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2026\u003cbr data-start=\"3415\" data-end=\"3418\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3418\" data-end=\"3437\"\u003eRecorded error:\u003c\/strong\u003e Interior temple engravings applied upside down\u003cbr data-start=\"3484\" data-end=\"3487\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3487\" data-end=\"3506\"\u003eObject marking:\u003c\/strong\u003e ERROR\u003cbr data-start=\"3512\" data-end=\"3515\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3515\" data-end=\"3526\"\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian acetate, Italian stainless steel hardware, ZEISS gradient lenses\u003cbr data-start=\"3599\" data-end=\"3602\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3602\" data-end=\"3626\"\u003ePlace of production:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiorano Modenese, Italy\u003cbr data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"3653\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3653\" data-end=\"3665\"\u003eArchive:\u003c\/strong\u003e Maison Marcel\u003cbr data-start=\"3679\" data-end=\"3682\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3707\"\u003eArchive registration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Included\u003cbr data-start=\"3716\" data-end=\"3719\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3719\" data-end=\"3751\"\u003eCertificate of authenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed and included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"vcd563\" data-start=\"3775\" data-end=\"3792\"\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3794\" data-end=\"4113\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3794\" data-end=\"3803\"\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guardian\u003cbr data-start=\"3812\" data-end=\"3815\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3815\" data-end=\"3829\"\u003eVariation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mutant\u003cbr data-start=\"3836\" data-end=\"3839\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3839\" data-end=\"3858\"\u003eClassification:\u003c\/strong\u003e Error Proof\u003cbr data-start=\"3870\" data-end=\"3873\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3903\"\u003eError Proofs in existence:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003cbr data-start=\"3905\" data-end=\"3908\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3908\" data-end=\"3923\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 51–21–150 mm\u003cbr data-start=\"3936\" data-end=\"3939\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3939\" data-end=\"3950\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48 g\u003cbr data-start=\"3955\" data-end=\"3958\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3958\" data-end=\"3977\"\u003ePrimary medium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian acetate\u003cbr data-start=\"3993\" data-end=\"3996\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3996\" data-end=\"4009\"\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian stainless steel\u003cbr data-start=\"4033\" data-end=\"4036\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4036\" data-end=\"4047\"\u003eLenses:\u003c\/strong\u003e ZEISS gradient lenses\u003cbr data-start=\"4069\" data-end=\"4072\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4072\" data-end=\"4087\"\u003eCrafted in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiorano Modenese, Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"8e8tcm\" data-start=\"4115\" data-end=\"4127\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4129\" data-end=\"4174\"\u003eThe work is offered in new archive condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4176\" data-end=\"4353\"\u003eIts upside-down interior engravings and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4216\" data-end=\"4225\"\u003eERROR\u003c\/strong\u003e designation are intentional identifying characteristics of this Error Proof and are fully documented as part of its provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4355\" data-end=\"4444\"\u003eThey are not post-production damage, signs of wear, or alterations made after completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"17cwaet\" data-start=\"4446\" data-end=\"4464\"\u003eTHE ACQUISITION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4466\" data-end=\"4491\"\u003eThe acquisition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4493\" data-end=\"4538\"\u003eGuardian Mutant Error Proof sculptural object\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4540\" data-end=\"4566\"\u003eError Proof identification\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4568\" data-end=\"4602\"\u003eSigned certificate of authenticity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4604\" data-end=\"4638\"\u003eMaison Marcel archive registration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4640\" data-end=\"4673\"\u003eMaison Marcel collector packaging\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4675\" data-end=\"4697\"\u003eOversized MARCEL cloth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4699\" data-end=\"4727\"\u003eProtective storage component\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4729\" data-end=\"4762\"\u003eCare and provenance documentation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"16zp252\" data-start=\"4764\" data-end=\"4781\"\u003eCOLLECTOR NOTE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4783\" data-end=\"4856\"\u003eError Proofs occupy a distinct position within the Maison Marcel archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4858\" data-end=\"5067\"\u003eThey preserve moments in which the making process departed from the intended edition. Their irregularities are documented rather than erased, allowing the object to retain a visible record of its own creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5069\" data-end=\"5113\"\u003eOnly two Guardian Mutant Error Proofs exist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5115\" data-end=\"5164\"\u003eThis listing represents one of those two objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5166\" data-end=\"5263\"\u003eOnce acquired, it will remain documented within the archive under its Error Proof classification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5265\" data-end=\"5367\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"5265\" data-end=\"5367\"\u003eA sculptural object by Marcel Katz. 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