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Lussuosa macabra vanità

Lussuosa macabra vanità

Historical materials for the work: text, photographs, audio and video when available.

Roberto Pugliese

Lussuosa macabra vanità iron, Plexiglas, mantel electromagnet, electronic circuits 80x35x25cm 2011

The unconsidered and thoughtless quest of human beings for luxury causes the gruesome killing of 40 million animals each year for the use of their fur. In most cases these animals are reared in conditions obscene and then killed in a barbaric manner, without any respect. Luxurious macabre vanity collects and expresses the pain metaphorically. A metal plate is mounted on an iron stand and held suspended. A solenoid connected to a microcontroller, sends current pulses that result in percussions on the metal plate.. A software program developed by the artist manages the frequency of the pulses (and percussions) downloading from the internet the latest available statistics on the number of animals killed for their fur. Symbolically,every percussion produced represents the killing of an animal. The insistent and penetrating sound becomes thus a warning to human vanities.

Thanks to

Mr. Guido Ottaviani for technical contribution to the realization of the work.

Photos by Thomas Nitz