Aldo Lanzini | crochet/installation artist | time spent split between NY and Milian
"A needle in my pocket is lighter than a hammer: I'm referring to philosophy, the muse behind
my work. And while Max Stirner anticipated Nietzsche's thinking and the destruction of
conventions that only philosophy can lead to, I approach philosophy with a needle.''
"Definitions are always quite liquid. I use my needle as if I were a sculptor.
I move instinctively and I dont think about the design of my work: I create straight away.
Needlework makes me think three-dimensionally: I start working on a little piece, than I
stand in front of the mirror and I imagine the next step. Sure I have a vision, but I often change
my mind when I'm midway. And what was supposed to be a dress turns out to be a jacket."
"I lived in New York for ten years and I worked as designer and costumer with
several artists from the underground scene, who often asked me to create some pieces
for them. They're all unique of course, the items I created during these years will never
be repeated. They enrich my collection, which takes its name from the lyrics
of a house song: "You can live or you can die there is no time to wonder why".
I like to think of such a serious warning in a disco!"
Lanzini attended the Spring/Summer 2011 Missoni runway show as a guest
of designer Angela Missoni on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010.
He arrived with a group of thirty individuals wearing masks from his series,
"The eyes are there where they see, the things are there where they are seen."
