Giorgio Andreotta Calò: scolpire il tempo / in time with tear flow

Calò produced a series of bronze sculptures made from deteriorated mooring poles found in the Laguna of Venice. Through time, the salt water and the tide has transformed these poles into rough and fantastic looking conical shapes. These shapes are used for his new series of sculptures.
The artist grew up and spent his whole childhood in Venice with the Laguna being a kind of natural biotope for him but nowadays it is also a source of inspiration. The work of Calò can be placed in a long tradition of Italian artists whose main interest lies in the hidden poetics of quotidian situations and nature. He depicts the existential relationships that man has with his environment by orchestrating new rituals and making new relics about life, death and labour. He is interested in the cultural meaning of things, highlighting esoteric and magical aspects. These new rituals are formed through temporary performances often with the participation of the local public. Obsolete or empty buildings function as the scenic décor for an existential experience. But also raw materials like stone, gold, bronze and sometimes even ancient human remains, such as skulls and cheeks found in the Venetian islands, are all used to be formed into extraordinary sculptures.