12 Unique Artefacts From Paolo Puck’s Imaginary World Called ‘Fliffmellington’
Children are experts at disappearing into imaginary worlds, and Paolo Puck is no different, even if he can’t really use youth as an excuse anymore. Embracing his inner child, this British-born artist turned the surreal characters in his head into a way to cope with real life. After he and his wife had to leave their home, Puck, now living in Italy, often found himself feeling homesick and slipping away into a strange and wonderful place he calls Fliffmellington.
First dreamed up in 2016, Fliffmellington has grown into a fantastically detailed project: an imaginary anthropological archive filled with accessories, deities, toys, weapons, and everyday objects, all designed in a retro-futuristic style. Puck says creating these faux-historical artefacts is comforting as it feels like he’s reclaiming little pieces of himself and, in the process, easing his homesickness. Blending folk traditions, childhood memories, and his own private universe, his objects bring the world of Fliffmellington to life and give the rest of us a peek into a parallel dimension.
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