Pebble, Clotilde Ancarani

— CURATED: Domestic Poetry

Using bronze as her main material, Clotilde Ancarani creates unique works at the crossroads of sculpture and design, contrasting with her delicate, organic forms. Surfaces adorned with meticulously hand-crafted patinas, at times evoking ancient relics, at others leather hides, merge with forms drawn directly from nature and imbued with new life. The transient essence of nature and the enduring permanence of bronze converge in each of her works, resulting in a poetic reinterpretation of the natural world.

The collection stands as a testament to the beauty and suppleness of organic textures, transformed from delicate to permanent through the process of bronze casting. This act of creation, which she has continually refined, has become a practiced art in which metal, as a medium, serves as a vessel for creativity and expression. No two pieces are ever exactly alike, thanks to a nuanced finish that imparts depth and character.

Through it, Ancarani unveils the dichotomous tensions at the heart of the human condition, with her works coming alive in a liminal space between object and spirit, intimacy and familiarity, perfection and imperfection, function and sculpture.