For this project, people were asked for objects that they felt ‘described’ or ‘represented’ them in ways that words or looks could not…
To complete the ‘portrait’ I added an additional dimension in the form of text.
Diamond ring - 43.800 euros. Mother was given this ring by a man not her husband. She never wore the ring.
Armani sunglasses - 235 euros. He wears the kind of clothes his mother would have chosen for him. The way he dresses has nothing to do with his brain.
Lladro Angel - 62 euros. Order and discipline rate highly on his list of priorities. He is a proud man. Once he took a mistress. This made his father very proud of him.
Prada - silver pocket corkscrew in leather case - 254 euros. It fits comfortably in his pocket. The sheath which doubles as handle protects his pocket from the worm's sharp point.
Il Tartufato - 17 euros. Once she went to an expensive restaurant in Lucca. There she saw actor Alain Delon at a nearby table. She asked the waiter for the same dish and a glass of the same wine as Delon had ordered.
Flashdrive - worthless. For years he had called to my door, always holding his old radio to his ear to deflect unwanted conversations. Without speaking he would eat his sandwich and drink his tea on the doorstep, then leave behind the empty plate and cup. One day he spoke. He handed back the sandwich and said "it has no butter on it".
Mother and Child statue - value unknown. He is meticulous in keeping notes. In a small diary he records the names of those he meets, the place of their meeting and their chosen professions, as well as brief reminders of their conversations. People praise him on his astounding memory.
Apostle spoons - 185 euros each. Before her annual holiday she mixes her own suntan lotion - half olive oil and half lavender water. Afterwards she brings her new, sexually provocative bodymarkings home.
