Xiaomi has teamed up with well-known artist Daniel Arsham for transform its latest international model, Xiaomi 12T Pro. Under the aesthetic ‘Archaeology of the future’, the artist condenses in a ‘smartphone’ the textures of his sculptures full of obsolescence and natural erosion. As he explains: “I am always interested in sharing my work in areas far from the typical art world settings. I approached the Xiaomi 12T Pro design as a sculpture with a greater function than being a simple object; in 20 years people who have this phone will no longer use it as a phone but as a sculptural object, linked to a particular moment over time and taking it one step beyond its functionality”
By creating and exploring new perspectives on the relationship that exists between each of these sculptures and the device for daily use, the Xiaomi 12T Pro, the artist manages to create a timeless fictional archeology object outside museums and galleries. All this process can be perceived from the design that this new ‘flagship’ device presents, to the tactile and physical sensation that it transmits to the user.
Xiaomi promotes this collaboration with the ‘zeitgeist’ Daniel Arsham, imagining a future of digital dematerialization in a fictitious archaeological vision but, without losing his fundamental values of innovation, design and production: “Daniel’s work often plays with the concept of time, not only with the future but with history. As a company with innovation at its core, time is our most precious asset, and it is what we are willing to trade for quality and technology. This collaboration is not just a ‘smartphone’ but advanced technology used to update artist design. We believe that it will be an exciting product for people today, and it will continue to be an interesting and collectible piece for decades, ”they say from Xiaomi.
Precio
This edition Xiaomi 12T Pro Daniel Arsham Edition, has 2000 units limited for Europe, will arrive in Spain at a price of €899.99.