Fountains of Light - Navona

This work marks the primordial moment when stone ceases to be an opaque mass and becomes a pulsating source. A monumental travertine pebble, hollowed out from its core, transforms into a basin of energy where the stone is no longer a boundary, but the vessel of a luminous force that presses to escape, carving its way across the surface through clear, penetrating incisions.

The central concept is the transmutation of the element: light does not simply inhabit the material, but "gurges" with the same vital dynamic as spring water. Through the jagged fissures of the travertine, the luminous flow is shaped into directional bands that project onto the wall, transforming the surface into an immaterial extension of the sculpture. What we observe is a wisp of rays that defy gravity, converting the age-old weight of the rock into an ethereal and vibrant projection.

Philosophically, the work explores the act of revelation. If historically, stone represents silence and closure, here it is split to allow its energetic nature to manifest. The contrast between the pebble's organic, ancient form and the rigor of the cuts creates a visual tension in which light is not an accessory, but the very breath of the stone, expanding into the surrounding space.