I look at things as a sculptor. I am interested in the human condition and its expression. My work begins
with the study of life models, from which I make life-size charcoal drawings and abstract and figurative sculptures in clay,
plaster, wood and bronze. Thinking and working with the figure includes the understanding of the internal spiritual and physical
essence of the human form as well as the expansion of the form into the surrounding space. Thus, I explore both architectural
and natural surroundings in the creation of the works.
My work may be abstract or figurative but is united by a single and constant idea. That concept is the
embodiment of the soul of some body or some thing. It may even be the distillation of an entire environment which is translated
into a particular shape or for which I discover a specific body.
Many of my sculptures contain an underlying social-political concern. With traditional materials and timeless
themes I wish to portray the universal nature of contemporary situations. Thus, the work Adamo e Eva became for me an expression
of my compassion for the people suffering in the war in Sarajevo.
I want the sculptures to touch the viewer through their immediacy and expression. In the same way I want
the viewer to enliven the sculptures through touching.
