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In the world of apocalyptic art, we are no strangers to the power of symbolism, destruction, and rebirth. Our sculptures tell stories of collapse and renewal, of beauty mingled with chaos. But one overlooked element in art history is the reimagining of antiquity’s colorful origins, a theme that resonates with our apocalyptic ensemble

Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon where the mind perceives familiar patterns, such as faces or objects, in random or ambiguous stimuli. Or as we like to put it —the apocalypse can take many forms in the eyes of imagination.

To paraphrase something Michelangelo reportedly stated: forms are embedded inside matter – one only has to bring them to the surface. Robertson Käppeli, founder of the ricketyroom, had the idea for this art movement floating around his subconscious for years. It took a journey into a strange land, a transformation of ideas and fermentation, in order to bring it to light. This is an origin story in fast motion.

We can with near certainty claim that no one has in the last couple of decades released a first novel the way we did as artisanal, leather bound and gilded thome. What seems to be complete insanity at a first inspection, and the second because it simply is quite lunatic, is at the same time our love letter to literature and craftsmanship.