Lemuria

Stefano Alaimo 22 November 2022
Chloritoschist chessboard, 23 x 23 x 3,5 cm, 32 tree-pawns, various woods, between 3,5 and 8 cm heigh ( 2017 - 2019 )

Chloritoschist chessboard gilded with pure gold leaf, 23 x 23 x 3,5 cm,
32 tree-pawns, various woods, between 3,5 and 8 cm heigh ( 2017 – 2024 )

For the creator, the game consisted in thwarting the battlefield game by replacing the chess pieces, figures with warlike symbolism, with tree-shaped pieces. For the player Lemuria is a simple patience game, whose aim is just to make all the 32 pawns fit on the chessboard.