Birds – Guadalajara is a print by Katherine Bernhardt that was executed as a one-of-a-kind color piece. Given the numerous color variations, Bernhardt was less drawn to a single version than to the misinscriptions, color smudges, paint splatters, and other unforeseen incidents that occurred during the proofing process. They were so appealing to Bernhardt that she decided to include them in the complete edition. She asked the printer to choose colors relatively arbitrarily and allow the same unplanned marks that would occur in a simple proof. The end result is a series of 50 unique prints. For Bernhardt, this way of making a print is very close to her studio practice and instinct for making images, where chance and the random are preferred over the mechanical and pre-planned. Edition of 50 unique pieces. Variable colors of 5 plates, printed on Somerset Tub Sized Satin Radiant White 410gsm. David Zwirner will open his first exhibition with Katherine Bernhardt in London on June 08.