Purple Magazine
— S/S 2014 issue 21

Toiletpaper

interview by FRANCESCO BONAMI and OLIVIER ZAHM portrait by PIERPAOLO FERRARI All pictures courtesy of TOILETPAPER magazine   Created by the “retired” Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and photographer Pierpaolo Ferrari, Toiletpaper is the only magazine you’ll never throw away. FRANCESCO BONAMI and OLIVIER ZAHM — When did you start TOILET­PAPER and why? And how did you begin your collaboration with Pierpaolo Ferrari? MAURIZIO CATTELAN — What moves a snake to crawl, a horse to gallop, and a man to breathe? There’s no reasonable reason, and the same is true here: I have simply developed a dangerous addiction to images. Of course, TOILETPAPER didn’t happen overnight: it’s been a long process, as is the case with any collaboration. I met Pierpaolo more than 10 years ago, during a photo shoot: we both had fun and I quickly realized that there was a good feeling, especially because we have the same profile!…

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