El Casco: Alas a la imaginación

Alvaro Soler Arpa

10/10/06. (Sala 243)

Asaign is born from a mix of concepts: imagination and fantasy. It’s in pursuit of the aesthetics of motor sports, which at the same time denotes other concepts such as aggressiveness, risk and speed…

Crash helmets today are one of the few industrialized objects that is used on a daily basis, which allows in great part decorative art and painting on its surface. It’s an extra pictorial support, like a wall for graffiti and canvas for a pictorial piece of work.

Crash helmets have been present throughout history. Present in wars, in legends and short stories. It’s formed part of mans clothing since the ancient years. It’s part of a “costume” that covers and protects your head, a “costume” that opens the doors to our imagination. That’s its magic.