Skorpios was created in Pietrasanta, Italy, this work began as a marble form that, though complete in structure, felt unresolved in spirit. Returning to sketches and reflection, I was drawn to a family story, my grandfather’s survival of a scorpion’s bite. That haunting yet resilient image lingered, inspiring the curvature of a scorpion’s tail as a guiding motif. To capture its tension, I introduced metal into my practice for the first time, in dialogue with glass and stone. The work moves beyond form, embodying memory, vulnerability, and endurance, and weaving personal history into material experimentation.
The process was driven by fascination and curiosity. It was one of my largest sculptures to date, demanding both physical strength and careful planning to lighten the form so it could be moved without machinery. One of the marble artisans told me the hardest part is cutting through the stone, and I can attest to that.
Tucked into the Apuan Alps, Cava Cervaiole is one of the oldest marble quarries in Carrara, dating back to Roman times. The white marble extracted here helped create some of history’s greatest masterpieces, from Michelangelo’s David and Pietà, to parts of the Pantheon and Napoleon’s tomb. Being able to see it in person was completely surreal, a photo doesn’t really do justice. It’s really a monument of nature and human persistence carved into the mountains.
Skorpios, 2025
Carrara marble, borosilicate glass, steel
Unique work
Skorpios captures the moment where strength and fragility converge. The glass form, suspended within a curve of marble and steel, embodies tension held in quiet equilibrium. The piece reflects on dualities, permanence and vulnerability, and on the delicate forces that bind opposing states into harmony.
L: 32cm, W: 26.5cm, H: 61cm
Price: €9500