About the Absence is Present series, Baldino writes, "As a result of open-heart surgery last year, I currently have a blind spot near the center of my vision. I had a 'mini-stroke' during surgery, and a small air bubble landed in my visual cortex, of all places. Normally I do not create work that is explicitly related to my personal life, but this new series is about perception more than anything else."

Gone on gone (1) was shot in Marnay-sur-Seine, France.