PIECEOFPOETRY: engraving for a collective poetry piece

The project

PIECEOFPOETRY grew out of a poetry chain created during lockdown. We Are Caleta Studio’s proposal was to bring the participants’ poems together in a single piece. Archicercle contributed the laser engraving of the artists’ names and the project title.

The dimension is part of the concept: the piece measures 1.5 metres, a reference to the social distancing requirement at the time. This measurement translates a shared circumstance into a physical object, linking poetry with the experience of lockdown.

The box incorporates a series of slots intended to hold acrylic panels bearing the poems. Each text would have its own place within a shared structure. The piece has an elongated rectangular form and a pale surface with a wood-like texture.

Our contribution focused on engraving the piece designed by We Are Caleta Studio. We laser-engraved the participating artists’ names and the title on the top of the box. The intervention identifies both the contributors and their collective work within the piece itself.

Processes and materials: fabrication services · available materials · studio machinery.