Moon, suspended dream.
by Davide Groppi and Gianni Lucchesi
MOON is more than just a lamp.
It is a vision, suspended in time,
a dream fragment which materialises in the light.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of this icon,
Gianni Lucchesi's stylistic key interweaves with MOON in a suspended and evocative narrative.
The moon is a space to inhabit, observe and imagine.
A place that belongs to us and yet at the same time escapes us, just like light.
Powerful and mysterious presence, it accompanies us in the real world,
but it is the man, with his gaze and curiosity, which gives it form and meaning.
In this encounter, the light of MOON recounts stories of intimacy, of desire, of hope and dreams,
transforming the environment into a location where the metaphysical and the quotidian meld into a single poetic vision.
The relationship between the man and the moon transforms into a poetic reflection on desire, intimacy and impossibility.
Every gesture, every gaze, every movement becomes a tale.
A delicate yet powerful balance, between the human and divine, the quotidian and metaphysical.
An anyman, a universal and timeless figure who,
in contemplating the moon, becomes intermediary and source,
creator and at the same time active conductor of emotions and stories.
The beauty of this project lies in the meeting of two evocative elements: the man and the moon.
Each tries to understand and touch the other,
in a game of equilibrium between the big and small, the terrestrial and the astronomical.
MOON thus becomes a metaphor for dreams, beauty and exploration,
a light which illuminates us and makes us reflect on the human condition
in search of a deeper meaning.
in contemplating the moon, becomes intermediary and source,
creator and at the same time active conductor of emotions and stories.
The beauty of this project lies in the meeting of two evocative elements: the man and the moon.
Each tries to understand and touch the other,
in a game of equilibrium between the big and small, the terrestrial and the astronomical.
MOON thus becomes a metaphor for dreams, beauty and exploration,
a light which illuminates us and makes us reflect on the human condition
in search of a deeper meaning.
Face to face with infinity.
In a room, a man is looking at the moon.
The soft, enveloping light of the celestial body fills the air.
The small man contemplates the immense object in the distance.
It is a moment of profound intimacy between the man and the universe.
His gaze points at the sky, distant and unknown, in search of a meaning.
The moon is a symbol, an apparition, a desire for infinity.
The man and the moon look at each other in recognition;
they are pure essences which meet and understand each other, despite remaining distant.
The man feels minuscule, moon dust.
The soft, enveloping light of the celestial body fills the air.
The small man contemplates the immense object in the distance.
It is a moment of profound intimacy between the man and the universe.
His gaze points at the sky, distant and unknown, in search of a meaning.
The moon is a symbol, an apparition, a desire for infinity.
The man and the moon look at each other in recognition;
they are pure essences which meet and understand each other, despite remaining distant.
The man feels minuscule, moon dust.
Now the man is holding a thread in his hand.
At the end, suspended in the air, MOON.
It seems like a dance, accompanied by the music of the universe.
The moon is hanging by an infinite thread.
The man pulls it to him, welcomes it to his world.
He leads it into his house: the moon is in a room.
The dream becomes real, domestic, possible.
No longer a distant and untouchable symbol, the moon is, finally, within arm's reach.
At the end, suspended in the air, MOON.
It seems like a dance, accompanied by the music of the universe.
The moon is hanging by an infinite thread.
The man pulls it to him, welcomes it to his world.
He leads it into his house: the moon is in a room.
The dream becomes real, domestic, possible.
No longer a distant and untouchable symbol, the moon is, finally, within arm's reach.
Can a man on his own, so small faced with this immensity, grasp the infinite?
He rises, loses gravity, remaining suspended between the floor and sky.
He reaches the moon, melting into its light.
He loses himself to regain his lost wits.
Hanging from an invisible thread, he fluctuates towards the greatest mystery, uncertain yet determined.
Maybe it is impossible, but even just to try is his brightest gesture.
At last, a dance, an interplay of tension between the body and the light,
a crazed and glorious journey towards the supreme magic.
Desiring the impossible, dreaming of the moon, is what makes us human.
He rises, loses gravity, remaining suspended between the floor and sky.
He reaches the moon, melting into its light.
He loses himself to regain his lost wits.
Hanging from an invisible thread, he fluctuates towards the greatest mystery, uncertain yet determined.
Maybe it is impossible, but even just to try is his brightest gesture.
At last, a dance, an interplay of tension between the body and the light,
a crazed and glorious journey towards the supreme magic.
Desiring the impossible, dreaming of the moon, is what makes us human.
MOON ANNIVERSARY
2005 | 2025
Twenty years of an earthly moon.Twenty years of a timeless sign of light.
Design Davide Groppi, 2005
MOON VIEWING
Our spaces become a window on a suspended landscape, where tiny figures inhabit the light, poised between dream and reality.
Figures alone or in groups, explorers of a territory that is both familiar and mysterious.
Presences that remind us of our attraction to the infinite, our need to find our place in the cosmos.
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