White Paper by - English Issue 10

THE DAMN LETTER This issue is dedicated to gardens, and we wanted it to be a great beginning of spring, where we could walk across the photographs and interviews through different spaces that I have always liked, where I have often found a balance for my restless mind, where touch, sight, smell, and sound give me peace. But then came turbulent times, where despite all the efforts, no matter how many gardens there were, revolutionized all of our senses once again. I live in a fortunate country, where at this time the war is only seen through images and sounds, but everything that happens around us muddies this nonsense called WAR. Not that there are no other wars, but this one is closer to us and we are more aware…

Caroline de Maigret is just as precious inside as she is outside. Before being approached by a booker during one of her walks through Paris, this French native with striking features and a lanky body relished her vocation for philosophy and existentialist literature at the Sorbonne. The sudden switch to the catwalks of New York in the mid-1990s was a necessity—her desire for independence was overwhelming. As a bridge between two generations (that of supermodels and that of heroin chic led by Kate Moss), Maigret was smart enough to take advantage of all that fashion could give her (for example, posing for photographers such as Steven Meisel, Mert & Marcus or Inez & Vinoodh and being the face of brands such as Prada, Louis Vuitton, or Lancôme) without being consumed…

What role does time play in your life, on and off stage? We joke sometimes that, for a rock band, we are and always have been exceptionally punctual, even on our craziest days. During off periods, when we’re writing or recording an album, the schedule is a little more flexible, but on tour we keep it strict. With such a big piece of machinery in motion, it’s necessary to stay on track to make things work. After 40 years in the business, do you have a different view of time? I’m a different artist now than I was 30 years ago, or even 5 years ago. But I understand myself better now and I’m a more confident and relaxed performer. As for my perception of time, it sounds cliché, but…

“I imagine the exhibition as an agora, a place to observe, learn, reflect, discuss, and train our ideas.” The story of how a graduate in Economics and Commerce (from the University of Turin, to be precise) became one of the greatest collectors, patrons and activists of contemporary art. How that little girl who grew up among classical works discovered it and decided to make it her profession, her passion and her vocation. Now she wants to bring it closer to a greater number of people because, in reality, contemporary art involves us all: it not only captures, expresses and conveys the spirit of an era but also struggles with concepts and conflicts that are our own. Broadly speaking, these lines outline Patrizia Sandretto’s trajectory. This Italian native, who loves Spain…

Her work has been the subject of great attention from various fields for its experimental and speculative approach to the future, including a firm like Balenciaga, with whom she has created a jewelry collection. Materials are the focal point of her work, the vehicle she uses to tell stories about the future of the planet. Shahar Livne is an Israeli designer based in Eindhoven whose shoking and innovative projects explore controversial issues such as current meat production systems or plastic waste and how it will become an almost natural resource. It seems that you use your work to convey a story. What do all those stories have in common? What is the central point of your work? All my work’s starting points are materials. I am inspired by material cultures,…

Makeup: Jose Carlos Gonzalez for Dior - Hairdressing: Jose Carlos Gonzalez for Salon44 - MUAH Assistant: Miriam Hernández - Photography Assistant: Orlando Gutiérrez - Styling Assistant: Hector Loureiro. Production WPC…