VITRA
Matter in Relation
Every form of matter possesses its own characteristics, defined by its structure, its history, and the way it is perceived. Yet seemingly distant materials can reveal an unexpected continuity when thought identifies a possible relationship between them.
Vitra emerged from the encounter between two photographic projects: one devoted to the brilliance and delicacy of crystal, the other to the dark solidity of the ancient ruins of a basilica. Two different materials, distant in nature and meaning, are brought together in a vision that removes them from their customary representation. Touched by light, the crystal seems to lose its solidity as an object; the architecture, marked by time, ceases to be merely a testimony to a distant past.
Through the layering and transformation of images, these elements enter into a new relationship. This is not simply a matter of juxtaposing different forms, but of developing a vision capable of changing how each material is perceived. Crystal and ruins retain their own nature, yet their encounter generates a new configuration that no longer belongs entirely to either of the original elements.
Transformation thus takes place in the passage from real matter to matter imagined and recomposed by thought. What exists becomes the starting point for a new possibility of manifestation, in which different forms seem to share the same destiny: to pass through time, change their condition, and continue to exist beyond their original form.
Vitra is the outcome of a vision: thought identifies a relationship between seemingly distant materials and, through a process of elaboration and transformation, brings them towards a new configuration. Matter is no longer merely what exists in its original form, but becomes what thought can reveal through it.
In Vitra, vision is the process through which transformation takes place.