Montreal Cigar Smoking Chimp Yann Martel Print 17" x 22"

This chimp has a history that starts with author Yann Martel (Life of Pi, Beatrice and Virgil). He's a simple thing: originally, he's no more than 2" tall. His head is composed of a few chimp photos I took at Edmonton's Valley Zoo. His body was collaged together from an city map I denuded of letters and blasted with the Xerox, too, and perspective was forced via shrinking the blocks on further limbs. The smoke: drawn with a pen. The context: Maisonneuve magazine's November 2003 issue, where it accompanied an interview with the aforementioned Yann. The last question in the interview was "If Montreal was an animal, what kind would it be?" His answer? "A cigar-smoking chimpanzee."

Originally published in the November 2003 issue of Maisonneuve. Printed in an open edition via Epson Stylus Pro 3880 at 17x22" on Epson Ultra Premium 192 GSM Enhanced Matte paper. Dimensions include an approximate 1.5" margin. Signed and dated. This print is archival.