Lampoon Magazine International issue 22

We started working on this issue of Lampoon over a year ago. Sustainable crafting and manufacturing had been on our radar for years. The word sustainability was already quite widespread — perhaps a utopia. When reviewing any submitted drafts before publishing, I saw that sustainability was only patches covering the front but with gaps on the back — like the blanket in Alberto Moravia’s La Noia. It was not necessarily greenwashing, at least not always. It was, and it is, the complication of the world. I arrived to the conclusion of which I am still convinced today: for every clean drop needed by the ocean, and for every drop we will continue to pour — planting trees increases the chance of rain. What I mean to say is that between…

Tiffany & Co. had already announced in 2019 that the company would become first to indicate the provenance (region or countries of origin) of its individually registered diamonds. By taking transparency to a new level and making the process of processing their diamonds known, Tiffany & Co. strengthens the brand’s commitment to ensuring that every step in the creation of its jewelry contributes to the well-being of people and the planet. Revealing the country in which each stone is worked and set in a jewel represents a first in the sector. Tiffany & Co. is the only brand to own and operate five diamond processing laboratories worldwide. It is here that Tiffany’s 1,500 craftsmen ensure that the quality of the cut is respected to bring out the brilliance, dispersion and…

in biology – the female reproductive sex cell. In Hinduism – the beginning of all creation: the shell as the heavens, the yolk as the Earth. An unhatched egg resting in a nest is a message of anticipation, unexpected potential and hope. Once broken or cracked, the Egg transcends into a state of vulnerability: its contents either spilled or fragilely holding on for dear life as the emerging mass catches its first breaths. From then on, it’s a matter of survival, hoping that its sheltered growth has nurtured it enough to survive within the pre-existing conditions and despite that, break free. Understanding its possibility for interpretation, six creatives – all different in their craft and ethos – apply their own meaning to the fluid messages of the Egg the six…

the still life, an art form which found its popularity during the seventeenth century, can seem a little old-fashioned for a young stylist like Ibrahim Kamara, although German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans has been creating great contemporary work around the style. Still life photography has a scientific aspect in that it documents and records details that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Hidden forms and natural patterns are examined, and their beauty and complexity revealed. Ibrahim went to medical school before turning his sight onto the world of fashion maybe there is a connection there? The egg, a symbol of life in many cultures, acts as a cornucopia or horn of plenty symbolizing abundance. Ibrahim Kamara’s approach to styling is rooted in his African childhood. I see his work as…

Hermeticism pictures a tight intertwinement between the microcosmos, or the dimension of Man, and the macrocosmos, the World. The egg originates the cosmos. A recurring element for many artists — from Piero della Francesca to Lucio Fontana. The egg incarnates a perfection which surpasses any geometrical shape — it is superior to the circle, because unlike the circle, the oval shape appears spontaneously in nature. In this work the broken lid of the vase is inserted in the prepackaged egg created by Richard Ginori. Ginori’s vase is now therefore devoid of its functionality – it becomes an urn that contains its own shards. I destroyed the perfection inherent to the concept of infinite, relegating perfection to the world of ideas. The vase becomes a funerary urn containing part of its…

a collection of large-scale canvases triggering daily rituals. A lot of the recent processes in my work consist of repetition. I found in some of the smaller notepads that it would be filled with the same subject with over twenty different versions. Each time you draw the same subject — be it a portrait or an object — something new will always be added. I found this a useful way to decide which character I should include in my painting. If I paint it over ten times and still find something interesting in it, then I will employ it in a painting of mine. This figure seen on my ceramic is from my recently completed painting, A Flourishing Affair…