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LORENZO<br />

DAMIANI<br />

The hammer, generally considered a symbol of strength and work,<br />

becomes - thanks to the use of glass – an “other” object which<br />

loses its function as a tool for hitting, for building but also for<br />

breaking. The fragility and purity of the material counterbalance<br />

the functionality and strength of the symbolic reference,<br />

generating a short-circuit of Dadaist memory.<br />

One of the two transparent pyrex glass hammers contains within<br />

it the result of its potential use, just like a real air chamber.<br />

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