The Salmon Ground - Art on Aluminum 60x60 cm (Handshake Edition of 10)

The Salmon Ground

This began as a single handshake, in the backdrop of barbed wire and drawn in ink by the artist. Each variation tells a different story.

Bathed in salmon pink, a colour too often mistaken for softness.
But this is not a passive hue.
It is the colour of flesh in motion, of muscle memory, of survival.
It is the colour of the salmon, swimming upstream to spawn, to die, to give life.

Salmon return to the river of their birth with the last of their strength.

So do we, in different ways.

We return to difficult conversations, broken histories, wounded borders.

But return is also resistance. It is the instinct to continue.

This colour is also gendered, feminised, commercialised, misunderstood. But feminine energy is not light or weak. 

It is the only force capable of creating new life.
That, too, is what this handshake holds:
not peace,
not closure,
but a ground for rebirth.

Limited Edition of 10
Each piece is based on the artist’s original ink drawing and produced as ink and digital composite, dye-sublimation on aluminum for durability, depth, and superb finish. Signed and numbered as part of a limited edition of 10.

Includes
• A hand-signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
• A printed version of the artist’s handwritten reflection for this piece
• A collector’s copy of the artist’s limited-edition book Zero Ground: The Handshake (Edition of 50)

COA and book ship separately.

Looking to collect more than one?
Explore bundle options, including the Diplomatic, Treaty, and Peace Accord Sets via the navigation menu for discounted sets and special bonuses.

Print Specs

• Material: Aluminum DIBOND® lightweight yet rigid
• Thickness: 3mm (0.12")
• Finish: Matte, glare-free surface with subtle gloss in highlights
• UV and moisture-resistant for long-term display
• Hanging kit included