TEOTL- TABLE LAMP
by Thierry Jeannot, Mexico, 2022
SIZE: H: 43 cm x W: 40 cm x D: 40 cm // H: 16.92” x W: 15.74” x D: 15.74”
MATERIAL: recycled, repurposed, up-cycled PET plastic bottles, perspex, metals
TEOTL, the new divine table lamp by Thierry Jeannot.
Meticulously crafted with recycled plastic bottle parts, metal, and perspex elements, this unique light object pays tribute to TEOTL, the Nahuatl (Aztec) expression for god, or the divine. Teotl is the creator and father of life. In its essence, it represents sacred power and continuous energy in motion. Process, movement, becoming and transmutation are essential attributes of Teotl. This corresponds with Jeannot's work, where plastic and waste material enter into a process of transmutation and transcend into a new cosmos in the form of intriguing light objects.
In Aztec metaphysics there exists in essence just one thing: dynamic, eternally self-generating and self-regenerating power, force, or energy in motion. This is what the Aztecs refer to as Teotl. Teotl can be thought of as something like electricity. Our Teotl is an electrifying light source and sculpture.
TEOTL exhibited at the MDF Mexico Design Fair Puerto Escondido, May 2022