Elias adjusted his white cotton gloves. He was a curator for the MoMA, a man used to handling Steichens and Avedons, but his hands trembled slightly. The "High Quality" designation wasn't just marketing speak. In the niche world of fine art photography, especially regarding Formiguera’s seminal 1990s series, it was a warning. It meant the image was printed on a scale and with a tonal depth that the artist had ceased producing years ago due to the sheer exhaustion of the process.
Started in January 1990, Cronos is a staggering exercise in patience and precision. Formiguera followed —ranging from toddlers of two to elders of seventy-five—for exactly ten years . pere formiguera cronos high quality
: The series is presented entirely in high-quality black and white , a choice Formiguera considered "the color of timelessness". This aesthetic helps maintain a sense of "dignity and truth" across the thousands of images captured. Elias adjusted his white cotton gloves
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