Useless porcelain machines
"Useless porcelain machines" is a project composed of a set of polychrome ceramic sculptures that reflect the beauty of the useless. Machines, by definition, are built to facilitate or perform a specific task; however, these machines only have an aesthetic function, purely contemplative.
As Marcel Duchamp once said, "An object without any connotation is an object without any utility, and therefore, beautiful. I have always liked the useless in art; reasonableness seems limiting to me." By focusing solely on aesthetics and contemplation, these "useless machines" invite us to reflect on the very nature of beauty.
Emilio Alarcón is a multidisciplinary creative based in Madrid. He has extensive experience as an art director in various companies and was a co-founder of mmmm..., an artistic collective. The sculptures have been generated using Midjourney through a meticulous process of iteration.
