The real monument is your mind / —the unclimbable mountain / and every day is a mountain to climb / Nature’s symphonies, syntheses / Intricacies, epiphanies / Profound consistency / Unpredictably contradictory, 2026

Words & Paintings brings together the titles of the eight works in Andrew Agutos's solo exhibition as a single poem, arranged in the sequence in which the paintings appear throughout the gallery. Written as individual stanzas across the exhibition, the titles form a continuous text when read together, creating a parallel work within the paintings.

The poem was performed by Andrew Agutos at the Artist Reception in London.

The real monument is your mind
—the unclimbable mountain
and every day is a mountain to climb
Nature’s symphonies, syntheses
Intricacies, epiphanies
Profound consistency
Unpredictably contradictory

  • Acrylic on unstretched canvas
  • 400 x 183 cm
  • Signed and dated verso
  • Printed in London, United Kingdom