Riverstone Monolith

cut natural stones and reassembled leftovers 2.7" x 2.2" x 3.9" in I 7 x 5.7 x 10 cm 2026 The works on the table and floor are river stones that have been cut open. My son Edmondo and I selected these stones from the Maria River in the Bergell Valley. All the types of stones found upstream gather in the river’s course. I abstract the shape of the river stone through six cuts, aiming to shift the focus to the content—the material—which is independent of the form. All the pieces have been put back together. Now covered in new scars. The removed core leaves behind an empty space, a hollow into which light shines through at the corners. Like a broken jug that has been put back together. A stone as a vase.