Al Capone's collections, sorry, Iran Capote's collections.

Hello collection lovers. Today I want to tell you about the small collections I found in the home of a very important person. He's not the mob boss, although I've tried to play with his name. He's not Al Capone. His name is Iran Capote @irankpotter . He's a young man born in the westernmost part of my country, but he's already an established intellectual as a playwright in Cuba and in some countries like Spain and the United States.

As if that weren't enough, he's an influencer with quite a few followers on Facebook and Instagram. This Sunday the 24th, he just had an emotional interview published on YouTube that you can find here
Getting into the subject of collections, as soon as I arrived at his house I noticed that there were antique objects: some mechanical alarm clocks of different colors, trying to stop time. Also an analog scale that must be from the 40s of the last century.

The miniature objects are very striking, such as a typewriter, a replica of the Sphinx, a lion lying on the ground with a human head, a music box, and a miniature porcelain tea set.

Those born in the 1980s will be very interested in seeing their Russian dolls, or so-called matryoshkas. In their case, the collection consists of five nesting dolls. I've seen collections of more than five pieces or dolls.

Speaking of dolls, the collection they have in one of their bedrooms is very amusing. He explained to me that it belongs to his younger brother. It consists of numerous pieces representing animated film characters. There you can find Minions, Smurfs, Legos, SpongeBob, and other well-known items.

In another room, there is very serious Louis XV-style furniture, made of precious wood, carved and turned. There are display cases, chairs, and a desk where the artist sits, putting down in black and white all the artistic concerns that haunt his mind.

In the living rooms, antique mirrors and altars hold his deep-rooted spirituality, his hopes, and also his gratitude.

Timidly lacking a privileged place in the house, you can find the national awards he has won as a playwright. A well-known and moving piece is "This Train Named Desire," an adaptation of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire.

Other objects that caught my attention were Chinese lamps, vinyl record players, antique suitcases, cushions, and a piano.

The latter, he says, is hardly played by anyone because he doesn't know how, and it also needs to be tuned and cleaned thoroughly. Although he occasionally calls a neighbor who is a piano teacher, she strokes the keys and then gives visitors a classical piece that everyone loves.

Iran Capote's house is beautiful; it is itself a character or the perfect setting for the creations of this excellent artist and human being. I'll talk about the dining room table another day, a large table with many chairs where you can enjoy any meal because everything is served with love.
So, friends, I've given you a tour of Iran Capote's house and his collections. I hope you enjoyed it. A big hug from Cuba.

If you are interested you can read here
The images used in the publication are my property taken with my Xiaomi Redmi 12C cell phone.
English translation by Deepl Translate.