"For many, what Giacometti saw, as embodied in his work, was the loneliness of man. Carola, who was a patient and student of the psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Jacques Lacan—also a friend of the sculptor’s—demurs: “Lacan teaches us not to interpret things. You cannot interpret Giacometti’s work from a psychological or philosophical point of view without trivialising it. All these interpretations of his work as symbolising human loneliness or alienation are too simplistic, taking no account of their truly unique nature. “If Alberto’s extraordinary and indescribably complex works carry a message,” she adds, “it is about respecting the existence of things outside ourselves, a joyous message of affection and friendship. This is why his sculpture speaks to everyone.”" - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ