Lampoon Magazine Maurizio Cattelan, Art isn't a detergent. It doesn't clean, it stains. Lampoon Soap issue 32 2025

Description

This conceptual editorial photograph captured by Alberto Zanetti for Lampoon Magazine's Soap issue 32 features artwork by Maurizio Cattelan. Six black leather dress shoes and loafers are arranged in a circular formation on a textured concrete surface, with their toes pointing inward. The toe tips of the leather shoes are heavily soiled with dark earth and dirt. At the exact center of the circle rests a single white orchid, its petals and blossom partially stained with dark soil. The lighting is direct and creates subtle shadows around the footwear arrangement, emphasizing the polished leather texture contrasted against the matte soil and rough ground.

Style

Editorial, Square, Gritty

Industries

Luxury Fashion Houses

Color

Background

Concrete Texture

Context

Editorial