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[[File:LaBiota Horn.jpg|thumb|A la Biota cavalier of sorts, fashioned using a deer antler for its main body. Image courtesy PipesArt.com.|alt=|left]] | [[File:LaBiota Horn.jpg|thumb|A la Biota cavalier of sorts, fashioned using a deer antler for its main body. Image courtesy PipesArt.com.|alt=|left]] | ||
The second sense of “la Biota,” that of nakedness, is perhaps more subtly realized in Sottocasa’s work. He speaks somewhat cryptically on the matter, stating,<blockquote>“the pipe cannot hide secrets but must be absolute truth. That is, it must be an object capable of saying everything, without the need for intermediaries.”</blockquote> | The second sense of “la Biota,” that of nakedness, is perhaps more subtly realized in Sottocasa’s work. He speaks somewhat cryptically on the matter, stating,<blockquote>“the pipe cannot hide secrets but must be absolute truth. That is, it must be an object capable of saying everything, without the need for intermediaries.”</blockquote> | ||
[[File:La | [[File:La-Biota-Pipe-01-3.webp|alt=|thumb|A la Biota poker with antler, made in 2023. Image courtesy MBSD Pipes.]] | ||
Given that Sottocasa also characterizes his work as eschewing “recurring typologies,” we may infer that these remarks refer to an ideal of univocity in la Biota pipes. In other words, Sottocasa’s view is that pipe makers should strive to create unique works that resist attempts to interpret them by way of something else – another pipe, a shape, or a particular school or tradition, for example. While Sottocasa speaks of his explorations of the Danish style and of a role played by more classical references in his designs, he qualifies this by stating that each pipe should maintain “its own definition”. With this in mind, Sottocasa does not use a traditional, metal lathe, opting instead to shape each pipe by hand on a wood lathe.<ref>For more information on the differences between types of lathes in pipe making, a short Pipedia,org entry can be found [[Metal Lathe|here]].</ref> | Given that Sottocasa also characterizes his work as eschewing “recurring typologies,” we may infer that these remarks refer to an ideal of univocity in la Biota pipes. In other words, Sottocasa’s view is that pipe makers should strive to create unique works that resist attempts to interpret them by way of something else – another pipe, a shape, or a particular school or tradition, for example. While Sottocasa speaks of his explorations of the Danish style and of a role played by more classical references in his designs, he qualifies this by stating that each pipe should maintain “its own definition”. With this in mind, Sottocasa does not use a traditional, metal lathe, opting instead to shape each pipe by hand on a wood lathe.<ref>For more information on the differences between types of lathes in pipe making, a short Pipedia,org entry can be found [[Metal Lathe|here]].</ref> | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery widths="300" heights="300" perrow="3"> | <gallery widths="300" heights="300" perrow="3"> | ||
File:La biota 5.jpg | File:La biota 5.jpg|La Biota promotional image. Image courtesy Michele Sottocasa. | ||
File:Labiotabollito.jpg | File:Labiotabollito.jpg|La Biota promotional image. Image courtesy Bollito Pipe. | ||
File:La biota olivewood.jpg | File:La biota olivewood.jpg|An olive wood la Biota fish. Image courtesy LePipe.it | ||
File:LaBiota-Smooth.jpg | File:LaBiota-Smooth.jpg|A la Biota axe of sorts. Image courtesy Michele Sottocasa. | ||
File:La-biota-fiammata-bamboo-freeform.jpg | File:La-biota-fiammata-bamboo-freeform.jpg|A freeform with bamboo from la Biota. Image courtesy Bollito Pipe. | ||
File:La Biota lepipeit1.jpg | File:La Biota lepipeit1.jpg|A conical cherrywood of sorts from la Biota. Image courtesy LePipe.it | ||
File:La biota | File:La biota 3.jpg|A sandblasted axe with a horn shank extension from la Biota. Image courtesy Michele Sottocasa. | ||
File:La biota | File:La biota poker Ukraine auction.png|A poker-style la Biota made for the 2022 Ukraine Charity Pipes auction organized by Nanna Ivarsson and Per Billhäll. Image courtesy Scandpipes.com. | ||
File:La | File:La-Biota-Pipe-01-1 MBSD.webp|A la Biota bog oak (morta) acorn with a Thika nut band. Image courtesy MBSD Pipes. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||