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ULL Silkscreen

MEASUREMENTS: 15 x 15 cm

MATERIAL: NATURAL SILK, ALUMINUM FRAME

TECHNIQUE: SILKSCREEN, HAND ILLUMINATED

PACKAGING: BOX AND INFORMATION SHEET

 

CLIENT: ICREA ACADEMIA

 

THE DEPICTION OF THE EYE-A SYMBOL OF KNOWLEDGE-IS NOT ONLY MEANT TO REPRESENT A GAZE, THE ACT OF SEEING, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING, INTELLECTUAL PERCEPTION.

IN ADDITION, AN EYE IS THE SYMBOLIC EQUIVALENT OF THE SUN, AS THE ALEXANDRIAN PHILOSOPHER PLOTINUS SAID: "NEVER DID EYE SEE THE SUN UNLESS IT HAD FIRST BECOME SUNLIKE."

SO I CHOSE THIS SYMBOL, THIS GAZE, AS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF SCIENCE.

 

 

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