"V" CHARM

Bronze amulet, 2012

This "V" charm is inspired by a Japanese amulet from a Buddhist Temple Chokenji in Kyoto, Japan. On the front of the original amulet is a stylized vulva image, and on the back are the Japanese words "Benzaiten" and "Chokenji".

The bronze amulet was created in 2012 and is dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten who is the representative of love and art. It is believed that by carrying the amulet, it will bring you luck and prosperity. In Japanese tradition, merchants carry it to ensure luck in business.

(Mattia Biagi)

US

Mattia Biagi, born in 1974 in Ravenna, Italy, lives and works in Los Angeles.
1993: Institut Paci, Art and Design, Italy.
In his new body of work, Biagi explores the desire to make a belief in supernatural causality and its cultural nuances tangible through multi-media forms. By traversing abstract sculpture, video, painting, photography and performance he investigates human emotional reactions to physical objects that have superstitious associations.

www.mattiabiagi.com