2016

L30 x W21 x H29 cm

Mirror-polished bronze

Edition of 8 + 4 APs

Signed, numbered and with a certificate of authenticity.

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About SocialSkin

SocialSkin brings together two universal symbols: the simple outline of a house and the familiar proportions of an A4 sheet of paper.

The house is one of humanity's oldest icons - a representation of shelter, belonging, identity, and the place we call home. 

Equally universal is the A4 format. It is perhaps the most standardized social code of contemporary life. Nearly every significant moment of our existence is recorded on this simple rectangle of paper: a birth certificate, school records, passports confirmation, bank documents, employment contracts, university diplomas, legal judgments, marriage certificates, medical reports, and, ultimately, a death certificate.

A life - and often the history of an entire family - can be understood as a geological accumulation of A4 pages, each layer marking a passage in time, preserving memories, rights, responsibilities, achievements, and losses.

The footprint of SocialSkin precisely adopts this familiar format. It transforms an ordinary sheet of paper into a sculptural presence, revealing how the bureaucratic structures of society silently shape our individual narratives. At the same time, it remains the unmistakable image of a house—a simple form that transcends cultures and languages, reminding us that beyond every document lies a human life searching for belonging, protection, and home.