The Pinto X Culleuvre collection is the fruit of a singular encounter between Pinto and the snake manufacturer. Vanitas serpentis embodies the merger of two exceptional know-how. Pinto, a Parisian house recognized for its innovative vision of the decor, also creates limited edition porcelain collections, shaped with the precision and the meaning of the symbol that characterizes its identity.
Founded in 1789, the snake manufacturer has perpetuated the art of French porcelain for more than two centuries, keeping an artisanal gesture transmitted from generation to generation. For this collaboration, the manufacturer has designed an exclusive model for the Pinto house, reinterpreting its historic scales with a refined work on the Marli and an original drawing by Pietro Scaglione, artistic director of the Pinto house. Together, they have a "dinner" plate with wavy lines and black and gold decor, where botanical engravings and classic vanity symbols evoke the fragility of the living and the original emptiness before the fall, before the apple.
To support this launch, a film staging was carried out by artist Marc Martin, whose visual universe mixes the frontality of the nude with classical references. At the heart of the video, the model Mathis Chevalier embodies a figure suspended between myth and memory. Sitting at a table erected for six, he holds the plate like a silent relic, in a decor oscillating between contemplation, sensuality and disappearance
Artist and photographer
Marc Martin
Marc Martin is a French artist and photographer whose work explores sensuality, memory and relationship to the body. Trained in the visual arts, he developed a singular universe mixing nude frontality, classic references and dreamlike staging. Through his images, he questions the notions of presence, intimacy and disappearance. His work, often presented in the form of narrative series or videos, is distinguished by a powerful and poetic aesthetic.
