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PORCA MISERIA! ________ The first _______ 1994
Porca Miseria!
An Italian cuss.
Going to the Milano fair is always a very intense time.
I felt like exploding and breaking with the average
aesthetic, I broke china, played with it and created a light
explosion from inside out. Playing with light and its
reflection has always been exciting to me.
So the morning, when the show started, the name of the
lamp was “Zabriskie Point”, because I loved the film from
Antonioni. As the first customer appeared and saw it, he
cried out: “Porca Miseria!”. At the very second I changed
the name to Porca Miseria!
This is not a serial product. Each piece is custom-tailored.
I/We love to do the Porcas although it takes at least four
people to make one in ten days. It is like drawing. It de-
mands a very sharp eye and patience. But it is fun.
Names like Totally Kaputt, Porca China, Eclat Joyeux,
Porca Brasil, Porca Buddha etc. etc.