Released in September 2020, during a period when much of Europe remained under COVID-19 lockdown, Once Upon a Lifetime reflects the global mood of reflection and uncertainty.

Comprising three images created specifically for this edition, the work traces a symbolic arc of human life — from childhood to old age — a theme that gained added resonance as people around the world confronted isolation, mortality, and the fragile passage of time.

Printed by master printmaker Christian M. Walter, the edition was produced in two formats: a main edition of 60, presented as a single-sheet print, and a special hand-finished edition of 12, spread across three individual sheets, each uniquely enhanced with coloured pencil by the artist.