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GILBERTO ZORIO

Gilberto Zorio does not believe in a dominant statement in his sculpture, but in a surprising and immeasurable magnificence. Since he believes in energy, he is not interested in blocking it, but in making it arise everywhere in a different way.
His environmental explorations have continued since 1969, exploiting the dialogue between light and dark, visible and invisible, dull and glowing, all elements that the artist uses to evoke the limits and boundaries of his plastic territory: the room.

(Text freely adapted from the catalogue Gilberto Zorio. Torri Stella / Star Towers, curated by Germano Celant, Skira, 2009)

Giunchi con Arco Voltaico
(Reeds with voltaic arc)
1969
14 reeds, copper leads, rubber rod, steel cable, spark, timer
Approx. 350 x 195 x 350 cm

Giunchi con Arco Voltaico
(Reeds with voltaic arc)
1969
14 reeds, copper leads, rubber rod, steel cable, spark, timer
Approx. 350 x 195 x 350 cm

Stella Vostok
(Vostok Star)

2013
5 javelins, copper wire
260 x 260 x 30 cm

Partial view
Room 2

Stella di Pergamena Abbracciata dal Compasso
(Parchment star embraced by the compass)

2024
Parchment, sculptor’s compass, self-locking clamps, copper wire
Approx. 220 x 180 x 100 cm

Stella di Pergamena Abbracciata dal Compasso
(Parchment star embraced by the compass)
2024
Parchment, sculptor’s compass, self-locking clamps, copper wire
Approx. 220 x 180 x 100 cm

Exhibition view
Room 3

Exhibition view
Room 3

Stella di Pergamena
(Parchment star)

2020
Parchment, aluminium, 2 javelins, phosphorus
250 x 250 x 260 cm

Stella di Pergamena
(Parchment star)
2020
Parchment, aluminium, 2 javelins, phosphorus
250 x 250 x 260 cm

Stella per Purificare le Parole
(Star for purifying words)
2023
Black earthenware fired at high temperature, alcohol, phosphorus
398 x 398 x 50 cm

Exhibition view
Room 3