Wandering between light and shadow, east and west, ancient geometries and nowadays symbols, the IMA ring takes inspiration from the hypnotic splendour of the Institut du Monde Arabe, in Paris. Cultural centre and one of the finest expressions of contemporary architecture, the Institute’s façade is adorned with elements reacting to light, which projects, like a camera’s diaphragm, Mozarabic forms and kaleidoscopic glares.
As a sign and a synthesis of these two concepts, the ring is engraved with the ancient Greek terms that build the etymology of the word “photography”: φώς γραφή (phos, light and graphè, drawing).