Big light vase, 28 cm
Silicon as a component of glass and computers
- Product ID:
- 34335-BX
- Catalog No.:
- 57933
Glass was used by Federico Díaz for BIG LIGHT vase due to the fact that it is a historically significant and durable material. Silicon, the basic component of glass, was also chosen because it is contained in our bodies and processors of computers and robots. Blue as a symbol of BIG LIGHT relates to the themes of power and strength. In history and today, blue has always been a symbol of power and importance, even though the pigment of ultramarine used to be as expensive as gold. Blue is the color of the Virgin Mary, blue blood indicates the aristocracy, and blue is used by the largest technology companies in the world. BIG LIGHT's vision is based on techno-optimism and believes in the connection between rational thinking and spirituality.
- Size 28,0 cm
- Height 280 mm
- Manufactured since 2017
- Maximum diameter 175 mm
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Designer
Federico Díaz
Federico Díaz is driven by questions of perception of seemingly invisible, yet inherently present aspects in our everyday reality and natural environment. Since early 1990s he has used cutting edge technology to reveal phenomenons which are elusive through human senses. Since early 2000s a common thread in his work has also been the use of industrial robots.
To understand Federico’s practice, one has to bear in mind his long lasting conviction that art needs to stay radically avant-garde. Federico works as an archaeologist of our possible futures, digging deep into the fabric of shared beliefs and habits, reshuffling them and forging new meaning for things which we were until then used to consider as normal. Such an approach Federico also applied for his ten year long professorship at the Academy of Art, Architecture and Design in Prague where he established in 2007 the studio of Supermedia, constantly challenging his students to overcome any habitual boundary imaginable.
