WE DON'T DESIGN Semantic Ontology
type: Ontology
version IRI: https://wedontdesign.com/ontology/1.1.1
creator: Francesco Meneghello
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
publisher: WE DON'T DESIGN
comment: Formal ontology of the WE DON'T DESIGN thought system. A semantic knowledge graph encoding axioms, conceptual tensions, generative paradoxes, and the un-designed creative process.
prior version: https://wedontdesign.com/ontology/1.0.0
version info: 1.1.1

activates paradox
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Paradox
comment: Paradox this work activates in audience

activates sense
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Human Sense
comment: Human sense engaged by this work

addressed to
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Audience Type
comment: Target audience type for this work

applies subtraction
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Subtraction Type
comment: Type of semantic subtraction applied in this work

appropriates gesture
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Movement Principle
comment: Artistic gesture appropriated from a movement or artist

belongs to edition
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Edition
comment: Edition this work belongs to

belongs to movement
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Person
range: Cultural Movement
comment: Cultural movement this person belongs to

blocks sense
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Human Sense
comment: Human sense intentionally blocked or frustrated by this work

cites artist
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Reference Person
comment: Artist explicitly cited as influence on this work

cites artwork
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Referenced Artwork
comment: Specific artwork explicitly cited or referenced in this work

co-created by
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Author
comment: Co-author who contributed conceptually to this work

created by
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Author
comment: Primary author/creator of this work

created by artist
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Referenced Artwork
range: Reference Person
comment: Artist who created this referenced artwork

critiques
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Social Phenomenon
comment: Social phenomenon this work critically addresses

dialogues with
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Referenced Artwork
comment: Artwork this work engages in conceptual dialogue with

embodies axiom
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Axiom
comment: Axiom that this work physically manifests

embodies concept
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Philosophical Concept
comment: Philosophical concept embodied in this work

embodies tension
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Conceptual Tension
comment: Conceptual tension this work physically embodies

evokes archetype
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Functional Archetype
comment: Functional archetype this work formally evokes

excludes audience
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Anti-Audience Type
comment: Audience type explicitly incompatible with this work

has archetypal function
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Functional Archetype
range: Archetypal Function
comment: Primary function this archetype traditionally fulfills

has fruition mode
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Fruition Mode
comment: Required mode of experiencing this work

has pole A
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Conceptual Tension
range: Conceptual Pole
comment: First pole of the conceptual tension (thesis)

has pole B
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Conceptual Tension
range: Conceptual Pole
comment: Second pole of the conceptual tension (antithesis)

has principle
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Cultural Movement
range: Movement Principle
comment: Key principle of this cultural movement

has symbolic value
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Material
range: Symbolic Value
comment: Archetypal symbolic meaning of this material

implies rule
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Axiom
range: Operational Principle
comment: Operational principle derived from this axiom

includes activating object
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Activating Object
comment: Physical object included to activate the work (e.g., hammer)

influenced by
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Cultural Reference
comment: Cultural reference that influenced this work

negates paradigm
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Axiom
range: Traditional Paradigm
comment: The traditional design paradigm this axiom explicitly negates

part of movement
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Referenced Artwork
range: Cultural Movement
comment: Movement this referenced artwork belongs to

produces effect
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Conceptual Tension
range: Cognitive Effect
comment: Cognitive/emotional effect produced on the audience

realized by
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Master Craftsman
comment: Master craftsman who physically realized this work

requires performative act
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Performative Act
comment: Performative act required for complete fruition of this work

requires technique
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Material
range: CraftTechnique
comment: Craft technique required to work this material

stimulates effect
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Cognitive Effect
comment: Cognitive effect this work stimulates in audience

subverts archetype
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Functional Archetype
comment: Functional archetype this work subverts by negating its primary function

uses material
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Work
range: Material
comment: Material used in this work

wikidata match
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Equivalent or close match in Wikidata

archive code
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Unique archive identifier

artwork description
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Referenced Artwork
range: string

artwork year
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Referenced Artwork
range: gYear

axiom statement
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Axiom
range: string
comment: Textual formulation of the axiom

conception year
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: gYear

dimensions cm
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string

edition number
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: integer

edition total
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Total edition size (string to support '1959m' format)

edition unit
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Unit of measure for edition (pieces/meters/volume)

manifesto text
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Conceptual manifesto text for this work

manifests as
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Conceptual Tension
range: string
comment: How this tension physically manifests in a work

material density
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Material
range: string
comment: Light/Medium/Heavy

material reflectivity
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Material
range: string
comment: Matte/Satin/Glossy

material status
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Material
range: string
comment: Humble/Neutral/Noble/Precious

material temperature
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Material
range: string
comment: Cold/Neutral/Warm (tactile)

material texture
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Material
range: string
comment: Smooth/Rough/Porous

minimum unit
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Minimum acquirable unit for divisible editions

number meaning
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Symbolic meaning of the number

number source
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: Cultural source of the symbolic number (e.g., Dante, Manzoni)

paradox statement
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Paradox
range: string
comment: Verbal formulation of the paradox

production location
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string

question posed
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: string
comment: The philosophical question this work poses to the audience

symbolic number
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: integer
comment: Number with symbolic significance in the work

weight kg
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Work
range: decimal

Activating Object
type: Class
comment: Physical object included to activate performative act

Animal Fiber
type: Class
subclass of: Textile

Anti-Audience
type: Class
disjoint with: Audience
comment: Explicitly excluded audience types

Anti-Audience Type
type: Class
comment: Specific anti-audience type individual

Archetypal Function
type: Class
comment: Primary function of an archetype

Architectural Movement
type: Class
subclass of: Cultural Movement

Art Movement
type: Class
subclass of: Cultural Movement

Audience
type: Class
comment: Target audience for WE DON'T DESIGN works

Audience Type
type: Class
comment: Specific audience type individual

Author
type: Class
subclass of: Person

Axiom
type: Class
comment: Foundational truth of the WE DON'T DESIGN thought system

Biomaterial
type: Class
subclass of: Synthetic Material

Blown Glass
type: Class
subclass of: Glass

Catalyst
type: Class
subclass of: Direct Interlocutor

Ceramic
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q45621

Cinema Movement
type: Class
subclass of: Cultural Movement

Cognitive Effect
type: Class
comment: Cognitive or emotional effect produced on audience

Cold Worked Glass
type: Class
subclass of: Glass

Composite
type: Class
subclass of: Synthetic Material

Conceptual Material
type: Class
subclass of: Material
disjoint with: Physical Material
comment: Immaterial entities treated as sculptural raw material in WE DON'T DESIGN

Conceptual Pole
type: Class
comment: One pole of a conceptual tension

Conceptual Tension
type: Class
comment: Generative binary opposition that creates meaning

Contemplative Act
type: Class
subclass of: Performative Act
comment: Act of slow contemplation

Crystal
type: Class
subclass of: Glass
comment: High-quality glass with lead content for clarity

Cultural Interlocutor
type: Class
subclass of: Person

Cultural Movement
type: Class
subclass of: Cultural Reference

Cultural Reference
type: Class

Custodian
type: Class
subclass of: Direct Interlocutor

Destructive Act
type: Class
subclass of: Performative Act
comment: Act requiring destruction of part of the work

Direct Interlocutor
type: Class
subclass of: Audience

Divisible Edition Work
type: Class
subclass of: Limited Edition Work
comment: Edition measured and sold by continuous unit (meters, volume)

Edition
type: Class
comment: A curated collection of works

European Wood
type: Class
subclass of: Wood

Exotic Wood
type: Class
subclass of: Wood

Fashion Movement
type: Class
subclass of: Cultural Movement

Ferrous Metal
type: Class
subclass of: Metal

Fragrance
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
comment: Perfume or scent as sculptural material

Fruition Mode
type: Class
comment: Required mode of experiencing a work

Functional Archetype
type: Class
comment: Archetypal object category that WE DON'T DESIGN works subvert

Glass
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q11469

Granite
type: Class
subclass of: Stone
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q41177

Hard Stone
type: Class
subclass of: Stone

High Fire Ceramic
type: Class
subclass of: Ceramic

Human Sense
type: Class
comment: Human perceptual sense engaged by work

Immaterial Work
type: Class
subclass of: Work

Interpreter
type: Class
subclass of: Direct Interlocutor

Knowledge Archetype
type: Class
subclass of: Functional Archetype
comment: Archetypes related to knowledge and meaning

Leather
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q286

Limited Edition Work
type: Class
subclass of: Work

Low Fire Ceramic
type: Class
subclass of: Ceramic

Marble
type: Class
subclass of: Stone
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q40861

Master Craftsman
type: Class
subclass of: Person

Material
type: Class
comment: Material used in WE DON'T DESIGN works (physical or conceptual)

Material Work
type: Class
subclass of: Work

Meta-Axiom
type: Class
subclass of: Axiom
comment: Identity axiom defining domain boundaries (who we are / are not)

Metal
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q11426

Metallic Fiber
type: Class
subclass of: Textile

Modified Wood
type: Class
subclass of: Wood

Movement Principle
type: Class
comment: Key principle of a cultural movement relevant to WE DON'T DESIGN

Non-Ferrous Metal
type: Class
subclass of: Metal

Olfactory Material
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
comment: Material whose primary quality is olfactory

Onyx
type: Class
subclass of: Stone
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q180884

Operational Axiom
type: Class
subclass of: Axiom
comment: Operational axiom governing creation process (how we create)

Operational Principle
type: Class
comment: Principle derived from axioms that governs creative process

Paradox
type: Class
subclass of: Conceptual Tension
comment: Irresolvable conceptual tension creating logical short-circuit

Parfumeur
type: Class
subclass of: Author
comment: Olfactory artist creating fragrance compositions

Perception Archetype
type: Class
subclass of: Functional Archetype
comment: Archetypes related to perception and senses

Performative Act
type: Class
comment: Action required for complete fruition of a work

Performative Work
type: Class
subclass of: Work
comment: Work requiring performative act for fruition

Person
type: Class

Philosophical Concept
type: Class
comment: Abstract philosophical concept embodied in work

Physical Material
type: Class
subclass of: Material
comment: Tangible physical material

Plant Fiber
type: Class
subclass of: Textile

Polymer
type: Class
subclass of: Synthetic Material

Precious Metal
type: Class
subclass of: Metal

Reference Person
type: Class
subclass of: Cultural Reference
comment: Artist or thinker referenced in WE DON'T DESIGN work

Referenced Artwork
type: Class
comment: Specific artwork cited or referenced in WE DON'T DESIGN works

Rejection
type: Class
comment: Explicit rejection of a design approach or value

Ritual Archetype
type: Class
subclass of: Functional Archetype
comment: Archetypes related to daily rituals and living

Social Phenomenon
type: Class
comment: Social or cultural phenomenon that WE DON'T DESIGN works critique

Space Structure Archetype
type: Class
subclass of: Functional Archetype
comment: Archetypes related to space and structure

Special Glass
type: Class
subclass of: Glass

Stone
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q22731

Subtraction Type
type: Class
comment: Type of semantic subtraction in WE DON'T DESIGN methodology

Symbolic Value
type: Class
comment: Archetypal symbolic meaning

Synthetic Material
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material

Textile
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q28823

Traditional Paradigm
type: Class
comment: Traditional design paradigm that WE DON'T DESIGN axioms negate

Transformative Act
type: Class
subclass of: Performative Act
comment: Act that transforms the work irreversibly

Unique Work
type: Class
subclass of: Work

Wood
type: Class
subclass of: Physical Material
type: NamedIndividual
wikidata match: Q287

Work
type: Class
comment: A WE DON'T DESIGN conceptual work

Destructive Choice
type: NamedIndividual
type: Destructive Act
comment: Breaking the work to release its content

Slow Observation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Contemplative Act
comment: Extended contemplation of the work

Passive Consumer
type: NamedIndividual
type: Anti-Audience Type
comment: Seeks instant gratification without reflection

Rigid Functionalist
type: NamedIndividual
type: Anti-Audience Type
comment: Cannot accept non-functional object

Status Seeker
type: NamedIndividual
type: Anti-Audience Type
comment: Seeks recognizable logos and status symbols

Cleaning
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ritual Archetype

Communicating
type: NamedIndividual
type: Knowledge Archetype

Containing
type: NamedIndividual
type: Space Structure Archetype
comment: Archetypal function of holding/containing

Covering
type: NamedIndividual
type: Space Structure Archetype
comment: Archetypal function of covering/protecting (floor, body)

Decorating
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ritual Archetype

Illuminating
type: NamedIndividual
type: Perception Archetype

Measuring
type: NamedIndividual
type: Knowledge Archetype

Nourishing
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ritual Archetype

Ordering
type: NamedIndividual
type: Space Structure Archetype

Recording
type: NamedIndividual
type: Knowledge Archetype

Reflecting
type: NamedIndividual
type: Perception Archetype
comment: Archetypal function of mirror/reflection

Remembering
type: NamedIndividual
type: Knowledge Archetype
comment: Archetypal function of preserving memory

Resting
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ritual Archetype

Scenting
type: NamedIndividual
type: Perception Archetype
comment: Archetypal function of diffusing scent

Separating
type: NamedIndividual
type: Space Structure Archetype

Sitting
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ritual Archetype

Sounding
type: NamedIndividual
type: Perception Archetype

Supporting
type: NamedIndividual
type: Space Structure Archetype

Transporting
type: NamedIndividual
type: Space Structure Archetype

Watching
type: NamedIndividual
type: Perception Archetype
comment: Archetypal function of framing view

Divina Commedia
type: NamedIndividual
type: Referenced Artwork
created by artist: Dante Alighieri
artwork description: Numerological structure: 9 circles of Hell, 9 heavens of Paradise
artwork year: 1320

La fine di Dio
type: NamedIndividual
type: Referenced Artwork
created by artist: Lucio Fontana
part of movement: Spatialism
artwork description: 38 oval canvases with constellations of holes inviting reflection on human/transcendent interaction
artwork year: 1963

Tagli (Cuts)
type: NamedIndividual
type: Referenced Artwork
created by artist: Lucio Fontana
part of movement: Spatialism
artwork description: Canvas slashed to transcend two-dimensional plane
artwork year: 1958

Linee
type: NamedIndividual
type: Referenced Artwork
created by artist: Piero Manzoni
part of movement: Spatialism
artwork description: Lines of various lengths sealed in cylinders, exploring concept of infinibility
artwork year: 1959

Merda d'artista
type: NamedIndividual
type: Referenced Artwork
created by artist: Piero Manzoni
part of movement: Conceptual Art
artwork description: 90 cans whose content is knowable only by destroying the work
artwork year: 1961

Contemplative
type: NamedIndividual
type: Audience Type
comment: One who practices slow observation

Performative Participant
type: NamedIndividual
type: Audience Type
comment: One willing to act upon the work

Philosopher Collector
type: NamedIndividual
type: Audience Type
comment: Collector who seeks conceptual depth

Davide Lanfranco
type: NamedIndividual
type: Author
comment: Co-author of Memorie

Francesco Meneghello
type: NamedIndividual
type: Author
comment: Founder of WE DON'T DESIGN

Spyros Drosopoulos
type: NamedIndividual
type: Author
type: Parfumeur
comment: Maître parfumeur, experimental nose

We Don't Design
type: NamedIndividual
type: Meta-Axiom
negates paradigm: Industrial Design Paradigm
axiom statement: We don't design
comment: Meta-axiom that defines the domain boundary. WE DON'T DESIGN does not produce traditional design.

Form Follows Meaning
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Axiom
implies rule: Anti-Decorativism
implies rule: Concept Primacy
implies rule: Form As Vehicle
implies rule: Semantic Coherence
negates paradigm: Form Follows Function Paradigm
axiom statement: Form follows meaning
comment: Operational axiom: form derives from concept, not function

Absence Is More
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Axiom
implies rule: Horror Vacui Critique
implies rule: Silence As Content
implies rule: Subtraction As Creation
implies rule: Void Functionalization
negates paradigm: Less Is More Paradigm
axiom statement: Absence is more
comment: Operational axiom: void as active element

Design Is Question, Not Solution
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Axiom
implies rule: Hermeneutic Interaction
implies rule: Intentional Ambiguity
implies rule: Objectual Enigma
implies rule: Problem Solving Rejection
implies rule: Question As Success
negates paradigm: Problem Solving Paradigm
axiom statement: Design is a question, not a solution
comment: Operational axiom: anti-functionalist inquiry

Absence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Actual Non-Function
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Anti-Decorativism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Rejection of non-semantic ornament

Artificial Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Automatism Interruption
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Breaking of habitual behavior patterns

Brutal Form
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Alchemy
type: NamedIndividual
type: Philosophical Concept
comment: Transformation of base matter into noble

Neoplatonism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Philosophical Concept
comment: Sensible reality as imperfect shadow of absolute truth

Synesthesia
type: NamedIndividual
type: Philosophical Concept
comment: Cross-sensory perception, union of senses

Transience
type: NamedIndividual
type: Philosophical Concept
comment: Impermanence and passing of all things

Vanitas
type: NamedIndividual
type: Philosophical Concept
comment: Reflection on vanity and mortality

Brianza Artisans
type: NamedIndividual
type: Master Craftsman
comment: Traditional Lombard metalworking craftsmen

Nepal Weavers
type: NamedIndividual
type: Master Craftsman
comment: Hand-knotting artisans from Nepal

Simone Cenedese
type: NamedIndividual
type: Master Craftsman
comment: Murano master glassblower

Category Blur
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Blurring of categorical boundaries

Cognitive Dissonance
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Mental conflict between expectation and reality

Concept
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Concept Primacy
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Concept precedes and determines form

Conceptual Work
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Conservative Context
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Creation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Critical Thinking
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Stimulation of critical analysis

Decorative Subtraction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Elimination of ornament

Denying Object
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Destruction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Economic Value
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Ergonomic Subtraction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Removal of ergonomic elements

Erosion
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Existential Choice
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Confrontation with irreversible choice

Expectation Subversion
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Subversion of functional expectations

Expected Function
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Experience
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole
comment: Living, experiencing

Decisive
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fruition Mode
comment: Requiring irreversible choice

Disconnected
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fruition Mode
comment: Digitally disconnected state

Introspective
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fruition Mode
comment: Inward-looking, self-reflective

Performative
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fruition Mode
comment: Requiring action from viewer

Slow Contemplation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fruition Mode
comment: Extended, unhurried observation

Solitary
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fruition Mode
comment: Individual, not social, experience

Form As Vehicle
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Form is vehicle, not end

Form Follows Function Paradigm
type: NamedIndividual
type: Traditional Paradigm
comment: Aesthetic is determined by function

Formal Simplicity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Fragile Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Fullness
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Functional Subtraction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Negation of primary function

Functionalist Paradigm
type: NamedIndividual
type: Traditional Paradigm
comment: Design must solve practical problems

Geometric Infinite
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole
comment: Mathematical/geometric infinity

Heavy Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Hermeneutic Interaction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Interaction as interpretive act

Horror Vacui Critique
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Rejection of filling

Humble Function
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Industrial Design Paradigm
type: NamedIndividual
type: Traditional Paradigm
comment: Design for mass production and commerce

Intellectual Complexity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Intentional Ambiguity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Ambiguity as objective

Interpretive Enigma
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Generation of interpretive puzzle

Introspection
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Turning attention inward

Invisible Content
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Less Is More Paradigm
type: NamedIndividual
type: Traditional Paradigm
comment: Miesean reduction to functional minimum

Light Function
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Luxury Context
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Absence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material
comment: What is not there as active presence

Aluminum
type: NamedIndividual
type: Non-Ferrous Metal
wikidata match: Q663
material reflectivity: Satin
material status: Neutral
material temperature: Cold
material texture: Smooth

Ash
type: NamedIndividual
type: European Wood
material status: Neutral

Black Silk
type: NamedIndividual
type: Animal Fiber
material reflectivity: Satin
material status: Precious
material temperature: Neutral
material texture: Smooth
comment: Black-dyed natural silk

Brass
type: NamedIndividual
type: Non-Ferrous Metal
wikidata match: Q39782
material reflectivity: Glossy
material status: Noble
material temperature: Warm
material texture: Smooth

Bronze
type: NamedIndividual
type: Non-Ferrous Metal
wikidata match: Q34095
material reflectivity: Satin
material status: Noble
material temperature: Warm
material texture: Smooth

Copper
type: NamedIndividual
type: Non-Ferrous Metal
wikidata match: Q753
material reflectivity: Satin
material status: Noble
material temperature: Warm
material texture: Smooth

Corten Steel
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ferrous Metal
material reflectivity: Matte
material status: Humble
material temperature: Neutral
material texture: Rough

Error
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Gold
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precious Metal
wikidata match: Q897
material reflectivity: Glossy
material status: Precious
material temperature: Warm
material texture: Smooth

Infinite
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material
comment: Mathematical infinity as conceptual raw material

Information
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Light
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Magnetism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Memory
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material
comment: Recollection as material that shapes the work

Murano Crystal
type: NamedIndividual
type: Crystal
material reflectivity: Glossy
material status: Precious
material temperature: Cold
material texture: Smooth
comment: Transparent crystal from Murano tradition

Murano Glass
type: NamedIndividual
type: Blown Glass
material reflectivity: Glossy
material status: Precious
material temperature: Cold
material texture: Smooth
comment: Traditional Venetian blown glass

Oak
type: NamedIndividual
type: European Wood
material status: Noble

Raw Iron
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ferrous Metal
wikidata match: Q677
material reflectivity: Matte
material status: Humble
material temperature: Cold
material texture: Rough

Relation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Rose Fragrance
type: NamedIndividual
type: Fragrance
wikidata match: Q83054
material status: Precious
comment: Complex rose-based perfume composition

Scent
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material
comment: Olfactory experience as immaterial material

Shadow
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Silence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Silk
type: NamedIndividual
type: Animal Fiber
wikidata match: Q37681
material reflectivity: Satin
material status: Precious
material temperature: Neutral
material texture: Smooth

Silver
type: NamedIndividual
type: Precious Metal
wikidata match: Q1090
material reflectivity: Glossy
material status: Precious
material temperature: Cold
material texture: Smooth

Sound
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Stainless Steel
type: NamedIndividual
type: Ferrous Metal
wikidata match: Q172587
material reflectivity: Glossy
material status: Neutral
material temperature: Cold
material texture: Smooth

Temperature
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material

Time
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material
comment: Duration and temporality as sculptural material

Void
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Material
comment: Empty space as positive material presence

Walnut
type: NamedIndividual
type: European Wood
material status: Noble

Arte Povera
type: NamedIndividual
type: Art Movement
wikidata match: Q576913

Conceptual Art
type: NamedIndividual
type: Art Movement
wikidata match: Q203209

Dadaism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Art Movement
wikidata match: Q6034

Minimalism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Art Movement
wikidata match: Q173436

Spatialism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Art Movement
wikidata match: Q2297997

Material Identity
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole
comment: Physical form of work

Material Subtraction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Creation of structural voids

Mental Space Activation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Activation of imagination to fill void

Mute Matter
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Name
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Naming Subtraction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Ambiguous or evocative name

Narrative Subtraction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Refusal of explanation

Natural Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Noble Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Hammer
type: NamedIndividual
type: Activating Object
comment: Tool included to enable destructive act

Objectual Enigma
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Creation of object enigmas

Visibility of Immaterial Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Mental Space Activation
manifests as: Sculpture of void, form of silence
paradox statement: Render visible that which is immaterial

Weight of Void Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Cognitive Dissonance
manifests as: Object that weighs because of its internal void
paradox statement: Give weight and physical presence to void

Utility of Useless Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Critical Thinking
manifests as: Useless object that is useful precisely because useless
paradox statement: Practical uselessness as maximum utility

Function of Lack Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Introspection
manifests as: What is missing is what the object does
paradox statement: Lack as additional function

Silence of Complex Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Interpretive Enigma
manifests as: No explanation for stratified work
paradox statement: Complex object presented with absolute silence

Verbosity of Simple Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Cognitive Dissonance
manifests as: Elaborate manifesto for minimal form
paradox statement: Simple object described with dense philosophical text

Reflection Without Identity Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Introspection
manifests as: Steel surface reflecting world but denying self-recognition
paradox statement: Mirror that reflects everything except the face
comment: From Mirrorless: selective reflection excludes personal identity

Divisibility of Infinite Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Cognitive Dissonance
manifests as: Infinite line made purchasable by the meter
paradox statement: Possess a fragment of infinity
comment: From Memorie: Manzoni's infinible line made divisible

Ruin As Form Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Mental Space Activation
manifests as: Temple in ruin whose original form can only be imagined
paradox statement: Incompleteness as definitive form
comment: From Memorie: textile so eroded it loses use value

Destruction For Fruition Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Existential Choice
manifests as: Glass sphere must be broken to release perfume
paradox statement: Destroy the work to experience it fully
comment: From Aldilà: critical paradox - no other way to smell the fragrance

Self-Annihilating Value Paradox
type: NamedIndividual
type: Paradox
produces effect: Critical Thinking
manifests as: Economic value annihilated when aesthetic experience peaks
paradox statement: Value that reaches zero at moment of maximum experience
comment: From Aldilà: breaking sphere = experiencing perfume = destroying value

Dante Alighieri
type: NamedIndividual
type: Reference Person
wikidata match: Q1067

Lucio Fontana
type: NamedIndividual
type: Reference Person
belongs to movement: Spatialism
wikidata match: Q312392

Piero Manzoni
type: NamedIndividual
type: Reference Person
belongs to movement: Spatialism
wikidata match: Q472756

Aesthetic Standardization
type: NamedIndividual
type: Social Phenomenon
comment: Homogenization of beauty standards through mass media

Consumerism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Social Phenomenon
comment: Culture of consumption and disposability

Digital Narcissism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Social Phenomenon
comment: Self-referential obsession amplified by digital media

Instant Gratification
type: NamedIndividual
type: Social Phenomenon
comment: Demand for immediate satisfaction

Selfie Culture
type: NamedIndividual
type: Social Phenomenon
comment: Digital narcissism and constant self-documentation

Content Unknowable
type: NamedIndividual
type: Movement Principle
comment: Content knowable only by violating the work

Gesture As Primary
type: NamedIndividual
type: Movement Principle
comment: The gesture as primary creative act

Infinibility
type: NamedIndividual
type: Movement Principle
comment: Manzoni's concept of infinite line

Surface Transcendence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Movement Principle
comment: Breaking through the plane of canvas as construction

Void As Meaning
type: NamedIndividual
type: Movement Principle
comment: Void and absence as space of meaning

Permanence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Physical Limit
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole
comment: Material physical boundary

Poetic Object
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Possession
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole
comment: Having, owning

Practical Utility
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Precious Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Presence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Problem Solving Paradigm
type: NamedIndividual
type: Traditional Paradigm
comment: Design as answer to practical problems

Problem Solving Rejection
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Rejection of problem solving

Processed Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Progressive Engagement
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Layered revelation through time

Promise Name
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Question As Success
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Success is the question, not the answer

Radical Work
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Raw Material
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Reflective Function
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Rejects Decorativism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Rejection

Rejects Ergonomic Priority
type: NamedIndividual
type: Rejection

Rejects Planned Obsolescence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Rejection

Rejects Style As Mask
type: NamedIndividual
type: Rejection

Rejects Taste Homogenization
type: NamedIndividual
type: Rejection

Rejects Utilitarianism
type: NamedIndividual
type: Rejection

Robust Function
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Hearing
type: NamedIndividual
type: Human Sense

Sight
type: NamedIndividual
type: Human Sense

Smell
type: NamedIndividual
type: Human Sense

Taste
type: NamedIndividual
type: Human Sense

Touch
type: NamedIndividual
type: Human Sense

Scientific Name
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Semantic Coherence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Internal coherence between all parts

Sensory Frustration
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Frustration of sensory expectation

Silence As Content
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Silence is content

Skeletal Reduction
type: NamedIndividual
type: Subtraction Type
comment: Reduction to skeletal essence

Speaking Matter
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Subtraction As Creation
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: To subtract is to create

Presence/Absence Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Presence
has pole B: Absence
produces effect: Cognitive Dissonance
manifests as: Object evokes presence through deliberate void

Fullness/Void Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Fullness
has pole B: Void
produces effect: Mental Space Activation
manifests as: Structural void as active element

Utility/Reflection Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Practical Utility
has pole B: Reflective Function
produces effect: Automatism Interruption
manifests as: Archetype stripped of primary function

Expected Function/Actual Non-Function Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Expected Function
has pole B: Actual Non-Function
produces effect: Expectation Subversion
manifests as: Chair that cannot be sat upon

Noble Material/Brutal Form Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Noble Material
has pole B: Brutal Form
produces effect: Value Short Circuit
manifests as: Gold treated as raw iron

Concept/Name Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Concept
has pole B: Name
produces effect: Interpretive Enigma
manifests as: Poetic title with mute form (or vice versa)

Formal Simplicity/Intellectual Complexity Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Formal Simplicity
has pole B: Intellectual Complexity
produces effect: Progressive Engagement
manifests as: Minimal form with dense semantic stratification

Natural/Artificial Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Natural Material
has pole B: Artificial Material
produces effect: Category Blur
manifests as: Material dialogue between wood and resin

Raw/Processed Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Raw Material
has pole B: Processed Material
produces effect: Category Blur
manifests as: Polished marble juxtaposed with raw iron

Heavy Material/Light Function Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Heavy Material
has pole B: Light Function
produces effect: Expectation Subversion
manifests as: Heavy material for function requiring lightness

Fragile Material/Robust Function Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Fragile Material
has pole B: Robust Function
produces effect: Expectation Subversion
manifests as: Fragile material for function requiring robustness

Precious Material/Humble Function Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Precious Material
has pole B: Humble Function
produces effect: Value Short Circuit
manifests as: Noble material for everyday function

Radical Work/Conservative Context Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Radical Work
has pole B: Conservative Context
produces effect: Cognitive Dissonance
manifests as: Conceptual object in traditional space

Conceptual Work/Luxury Context Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Conceptual Work
has pole B: Luxury Context
produces effect: Critical Thinking
manifests as: Poor object in luxury environment

Scientific Name/Poetic Object Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Scientific Name
has pole B: Poetic Object
produces effect: Interpretive Enigma
manifests as: Technical title for emotional work

Promise Name/Denying Object Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Promise Name
has pole B: Denying Object
produces effect: Expectation Subversion
manifests as: Title that promises, object that denies

Physicality/Semantics Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Mute Matter
has pole B: Speaking Matter
produces effect: Value Short Circuit
manifests as: Humble material loaded with extreme semantic density

Infinite/Finite Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Geometric Infinite
has pole B: Physical Limit
produces effect: Cognitive Dissonance
manifests as: Infinite concept made divisible and possessable
comment: From Memorie: geometric infinity of line made into purchasable fragments

Permanence/Erosion Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Permanence
has pole B: Erosion
produces effect: Temporal Awareness
manifests as: Work that embodies temporal decay as form
comment: From Memorie: tempus edax rerum as visible material condition

Possession/Experience Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Possession
has pole B: Experience
produces effect: Existential Choice
manifests as: Choice between having and living
comment: From Aldilà: keep the sphere or break it

Creation/Destruction Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Creation
has pole B: Destruction
produces effect: Existential Choice
manifests as: Destruction as necessary condition for creation (of experience)
comment: From Aldilà: destroy to experience fully

Visible/Invisible Tension
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Tension
has pole A: Visible Form
has pole B: Invisible Content
produces effect: Sensory Frustration
manifests as: Content visible but not experienceable
comment: From Aldilà: perfume visible inside sphere but not smellable

Temporal Awareness
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Heightened awareness of time and transience

Value Short Circuit
type: NamedIndividual
type: Cognitive Effect
comment: Disruption of value attribution systems

Visible Form
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Void
type: NamedIndividual
type: Conceptual Pole

Void Functionalization
type: NamedIndividual
type: Operational Principle
comment: Void has active function

00:00
type: NamedIndividual
type: Immaterial Work
type: Limited Edition Work
type: Performative Work
activates paradox: Visibility of Immaterial Paradox
activates paradox: Weight of Void Paradox
activates paradox: Function of Lack Paradox
activates paradox: Self-Annihilating Value Paradox
activates sense: Hearing
activates sense: Sight
addressed to: Contemplative
addressed to: Performative Participant
addressed to: Philosopher Collector
applies subtraction: Functional Subtraction
applies subtraction: Material Subtraction
applies subtraction: Naming Subtraction
applies subtraction: Narrative Subtraction
appropriates gesture: Content Unknowable
appropriates gesture: Gesture As Primary
appropriates gesture: Void As Meaning
blocks sense: Smell
blocks sense: Taste
blocks sense: Touch
cites artist: Lucio Fontana
cites artist: Piero Manzoni
created by: Francesco Meneghello
critiques: Consumerism
critiques: Instant Gratification
embodies axiom: We Don't Design
embodies axiom: Form Follows Meaning
embodies axiom: Absence Is More
embodies axiom: Design Is Question, Not Solution
embodies concept: Transience
embodies concept: Vanitas
embodies tension: Presence/Absence Tension
embodies tension: Fullness/Void Tension
embodies tension: Concept/Name Tension
embodies tension: Promise Name/Denying Object Tension
embodies tension: Possession/Experience Tension
embodies tension: Visible/Invisible Tension
evokes archetype: Measuring
evokes archetype: Recording
evokes archetype: Watching
excludes audience: Passive Consumer
excludes audience: Rigid Functionalist
excludes audience: Status Seeker
has fruition mode: Disconnected
has fruition mode: Performative
has fruition mode: Slow Contemplation
has fruition mode: Solitary
influenced by: Conceptual Art
influenced by: Minimalism
influenced by: Spatialism
requires performative act: Slow Observation
stimulates effect: Category Blur
stimulates effect: Critical Thinking
stimulates effect: Introspection
stimulates effect: Temporal Awareness
stimulates effect: Value Short Circuit
subverts archetype: Containing
uses material: Absence
uses material: Silence
uses material: Time
uses material: Void
archive code: WDD-00-0000
conception year: 2026
dimensions cm: no physical dimensions
edition total: 0/0
edition unit: pieces
manifesto text: 00:00 is a refusal of possession. The work does not manifest as object, but as a condition: absence sustained, value short-circuited, desire kept open. A collectible that cannot be collected.
number meaning: Zero as threshold: the beginning that coincides with the end; the void as a generative condition rather than a lack
number source: 00:00 (midnight)
production location: Not site-bound (conceptual work)
question posed: Can a work be acquired when it does not exist? What happens to desire, value and authorship when possession is structurally impossible?
symbolic number: 0
comment: A non-edition: a collectible that cannot be collected, where the work coincides with its absence

Aldilà
type: NamedIndividual
type: Limited Edition Work
type: Material Work
type: Performative Work
activates paradox: Visibility of Immaterial Paradox
activates paradox: Destruction For Fruition Paradox
activates paradox: Self-Annihilating Value Paradox
activates sense: Sight
activates sense: Touch
addressed to: Performative Participant
addressed to: Philosopher Collector
applies subtraction: Functional Subtraction
appropriates gesture: Content Unknowable
blocks sense: Smell
cites artist: Dante Alighieri
cites artist: Lucio Fontana
cites artist: Piero Manzoni
cites artwork: Divina Commedia
cites artwork: La fine di Dio
cites artwork: Merda d'artista
co-created by: Spyros Drosopoulos
created by: Francesco Meneghello
critiques: Consumerism
critiques: Instant Gratification
dialogues with: La fine di Dio
dialogues with: Merda d'artista
embodies axiom: We Don't Design
embodies axiom: Form Follows Meaning
embodies axiom: Design Is Question, Not Solution
embodies concept: Alchemy
embodies concept: Neoplatonism
embodies concept: Synesthesia
embodies tension: Presence/Absence Tension
embodies tension: Fragile Material/Robust Function Tension
embodies tension: Possession/Experience Tension
embodies tension: Creation/Destruction Tension
embodies tension: Visible/Invisible Tension
evokes archetype: Containing
evokes archetype: Scenting
excludes audience: Passive Consumer
excludes audience: Rigid Functionalist
has fruition mode: Decisive
has fruition mode: Performative
has fruition mode: Slow Contemplation
includes activating object: Hammer
influenced by: Conceptual Art
influenced by: Spatialism
realized by: Simone Cenedese
requires performative act: Destructive Choice
stimulates effect: Cognitive Dissonance
stimulates effect: Critical Thinking
stimulates effect: Existential Choice
stimulates effect: Sensory Frustration
subverts archetype: Containing
uses material: Absence
uses material: Murano Crystal
uses material: Raw Iron
uses material: Rose Fragrance
uses material: Scent
uses material: Void
archive code: WDD-AL-2025
conception year: 2025
dimensions cm: 50 diameter sphere
edition total: 9
edition unit: pieces
manifesto text: Beyond. Beyond physical reality, beyond the common way of relating to things. Only one instant separates the visual experience (rational, limited and unfulfilling) from the olfactory one (dreamlike, absolute and sensual). An instant that contemplates an act of destruction, of renunciation of material presence. There is no other possibility for the full enjoyment of the perfume.
number meaning: 9 circles of Hell, 9 heavens of Paradise - change and rebirth
number source: Dante Alighieri
production location: Murano, Italy
question posed: What are you willing to destroy to truly experience?
symbolic number: 9
comment: A reflection on the value and desire for sensory consciousness in the experience of the real world

Memorie
type: NamedIndividual
type: Divisible Edition Work
type: Material Work
activates paradox: Visibility of Immaterial Paradox
activates paradox: Divisibility of Infinite Paradox
activates paradox: Ruin As Form Paradox
activates sense: Sight
activates sense: Touch
addressed to: Philosopher Collector
applies subtraction: Functional Subtraction
applies subtraction: Skeletal Reduction
appropriates gesture: Infinibility
cites artist: Piero Manzoni
cites artwork: Linee
co-created by: Davide Lanfranco
created by: Francesco Meneghello
dialogues with: Linee
embodies axiom: We Don't Design
embodies axiom: Form Follows Meaning
embodies axiom: Absence Is More
embodies axiom: Design Is Question, Not Solution
embodies concept: Transience
embodies tension: Presence/Absence Tension
embodies tension: Utility/Reflection Tension
embodies tension: Formal Simplicity/Intellectual Complexity Tension
embodies tension: Physicality/Semantics Tension
embodies tension: Infinite/Finite Tension
embodies tension: Permanence/Erosion Tension
evokes archetype: Covering
evokes archetype: Remembering
excludes audience: Rigid Functionalist
has fruition mode: Introspective
has fruition mode: Slow Contemplation
influenced by: Conceptual Art
influenced by: Spatialism
realized by: Nepal Weavers
stimulates effect: Cognitive Dissonance
stimulates effect: Introspection
stimulates effect: Mental Space Activation
stimulates effect: Temporal Awareness
subverts archetype: Covering
uses material: Black Silk
uses material: Infinite
uses material: Memory
uses material: Time
archive code: WDD-MM-2024
conception year: 2024
dimensions cm: 6 width × 1 thickness × variable length
edition total: 1959m
edition unit: meters
manifesto text: Memorie is an extreme act, a reflection on the fatal transience of things that has in the dimension of memory the only possible resistance. Memory contrasts oblivion, attributes to time an intimate dimension, in some way in(de)finite.
minimum unit: 1.23m
number meaning: Year Manzoni created his first Linee
number source: Piero Manzoni
production location: Kathmandu, Nepal
question posed: Can you possess a fragment of infinity?
symbolic number: 1959
comment: A textile without physical dimension, imagined to investigate the relationship between time and art, between the idea of infinite and the transience of things

Mirrorless
type: NamedIndividual
type: Limited Edition Work
type: Material Work
activates paradox: Utility of Useless Paradox
activates paradox: Function of Lack Paradox
activates paradox: Reflection Without Identity Paradox
activates sense: Sight
activates sense: Touch
addressed to: Contemplative
addressed to: Philosopher Collector
applies subtraction: Functional Subtraction
applies subtraction: Material Subtraction
appropriates gesture: Surface Transcendence
appropriates gesture: Void As Meaning
cites artist: Lucio Fontana
created by: Francesco Meneghello
critiques: Aesthetic Standardization
critiques: Digital Narcissism
critiques: Selfie Culture
embodies axiom: We Don't Design
embodies axiom: Form Follows Meaning
embodies axiom: Absence Is More
embodies axiom: Design Is Question, Not Solution
embodies tension: Presence/Absence Tension
embodies tension: Fullness/Void Tension
embodies tension: Utility/Reflection Tension
embodies tension: Expected Function/Actual Non-Function Tension
embodies tension: Formal Simplicity/Intellectual Complexity Tension
embodies tension: Radical Work/Conservative Context Tension
evokes archetype: Reflecting
evokes archetype: Watching
excludes audience: Passive Consumer
excludes audience: Status Seeker
has fruition mode: Disconnected
has fruition mode: Introspective
has fruition mode: Slow Contemplation
has fruition mode: Solitary
influenced by: Spatialism
realized by: Brianza Artisans
stimulates effect: Automatism Interruption
stimulates effect: Cognitive Dissonance
stimulates effect: Critical Thinking
stimulates effect: Introspection
subverts archetype: Reflecting
uses material: Absence
uses material: Light
uses material: Oak
uses material: Stainless Steel
uses material: Void
archive code: WDD-MR-2024
conception year: 2024
dimensions cm: 200 × 70 × 20
edition total: 111
edition unit: pieces
manifesto text: Mirrorless is a metaphysical object, belonging to worlds of thought that move away from rational logic to experiment with other universes of meaning that deal with abstraction, paradox, utopia. Its conceptual identity lies in the absence of a reflective surface and the presence of a void.
number meaning: Palindrome symbolizing dialogue between humanity and nature
production location: Brianza, Italy
question posed: What do you see when you cannot see yourself?
symbolic number: 111
comment: A utopian reflection on the physical and symbolic idea of mirror