Symposium

Gestazione

Symposium in Volterra (PI), tuscany, 2024.

Statuary alabaster, Bardiglio Alabaster, Porto oro marble.

Art Gallery of Volterra.

Inspired by the spiritual symbolism of the black egg, I imagined a human figure as a place of gestation for what has not yet taken shape: ideas, desires, latent visions.

The work invites us to intimately acknowledge the value of our unexpressed potential and fragility, reaffirming each individual’s deep responsibility to pursue their inner and creative path.

A recurring form in alabaster souvenirs, the black Portoro egg — purchased in Carrara — is here reintegrated into the work, transforming a standardized object into a living part of an artistic gesture.

|Gestation|

La Vittoria di Pirro

1° Symposium in Ascoli Satriano (FG), puglia, 2024.

Aprìcena stone 75x45x45

|Pyrrhic Victory|

On the theme "Victory and Defeat," I conceived the upside-down head of the goddess Victory.

It was in Ascoli Satriano that the famous Pyrrhic Victory took place, won against the Romans in 279 BC. A triumph so costly — in lives, weapons, and animals — that it ultimately led to the loss of the war.

The inverted head of Victory thus becomes a symbol of sacrificed triumph, a silent war trophy, but also an invitation to reflect: what kind of victory are we pursuing that might actually be leading us away from ourselves?

The ladder embedded in the head suggests a double path: you can choose to look inward, ascend or descend — but it remains a threshold that calls to be crossed.

Sà Maiarja

29' international Symposium, Fordongianus (OR), 2023.

Trachite stone - 300 x 60 x 40 cm

|“The Healer,” in Sardinian|

The work was born from the encounter with the ancient Roman baths of Fordongianus, a sacred site dedicated to healing.

The water, still flowing today at 52–56 °C, is known for its therapeutic properties. Every day during the symposium, I bathed at the point where the hot spring meets the cold waters of the Tirso River, experiencing its regenerative power.

The architectural forms of the sculpture reinterpret the ruins of the site, while the carved face at the center gives shape to the spirit of the place, making it a tangible presence.

The care that this land and its people preserve is precious. Through culture, they safeguard its power and renew its mystery.