Be the one who asks the question —
not the one who types the answer.
Editio Princeps · MMXXVI
edging homo sapiens sapiens
Cologne
Edition of 20 · hand-signed
The Work
Giclée pigment print · 70 × 100 cm · Edition of XX · MMXXVI
The Three Sentences
Do not sell your time.
Sell your judgement.
If you do not know
to whom you are giving up responsibility —
do not give it up.
Origin
The work emerged from a letter. A single addressee, three sentences in dark ink, nothing more. The letter itself remains private. What is published here is only the core — released from its addressee, handed over to the public realm.
edging homo sapiens sapiens addresses three reflexes that turn into traps in the age of artificial intelligence, and the postures that correct them: question instead of answer. Judgement instead of time. Responsibility instead of delegation. Three imperatives, no explanation.
Edition
- Work
- edging homo sapiens sapiens
- Artist
- Christopher Peterka
- Imprint
- OVERRIDE EDITIONS · Editio Princeps
- Format
- 70 × 100 cm · Portrait
- Edition
- 20 numbered copies · 2 A.P. · 1 H.C.
- Process
- Giclée pigment print
- Paper
- Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 g/m² · mould-made laid
- Signature
- Hand-signed and hand-numbered in pencil
- Provenance
- Certificate of authenticity with edition number and artist's signature
- Packaging
- Glassine · acid-free backerboard · archival box · shipping tube
- Print partner
- Grieger · Düsseldorf
- Year
- MMXXVI
The Proof
The first impression, examined and framed: black passe-partout, moulding in signal green — a single loud note against the quiet sheet. It is the reference against which every copy of the edition is measured.
Acquire
The first ten copies of the edition have been issued — № 1 through № 10, hand-signed and hand-numbered in pencil. Each copy is placed individually.
€ 1,800 per copy · VAT included · insured worldwide shipping included · certificate of authenticity
- № 1 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 2 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 3 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 4 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 5 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 6 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 7 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 8 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 9 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
- № 10 / 20€ 1,800Acquire
№ 11–20 will be issued successively · 2 A.P. and 1 H.C. remain with the artist
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Reserve
Looking for a particular copy, a personal handover, or advice on framing and shipping? The work list with full details will be sent to you personally.
Confidential · no mailings · no third-party sharing
Artist
Christopher Peterka
Christopher Peterka, born 1978 in Hückeswagen, lives and works in Cologne. Since 2002 he has led gannaca, a thinktank for decision-makers at the intersection of strategy, responsibility and artificial intelligence. From this practice emerged the books Symphonie der Systeme (2025) and the bilingual flip-book Deine Wahl / Your Choice (Murmann, 2019), as well as talks at TED stages, the Cisco WebexOne forum and the polis Convention.
edging homo sapiens sapiens is his first edition as a visual artist. It translates the vocabulary of his thinking — question, judgement, responsibility — into a typographic form.
Member of the Kölnischer Kunstverein. Honorary Senator of XU Exponential University, Potsdam.