Through their three-dimensional language, Oriano Galloni's Tracce di Universo sculptures explore the principles of incorporeal substance (spirit, mind, actions) and their parallel with the laws of nature through the formation of matter.
Elements in green onyx remind us of the earth's principle of growth toward light. Green also represents transformation.
In Tracce di Universo 2, the green onyx head symbolizes a search for—and resulting connection with—an ever-present yet unknowable reality.
White Carrara marble represents the purity formed through the pressures of existence. Aluminum and steel fragments allude to strength through transformation, while the shiny bases of the sculptures remind us to reflect on the parallel universe that accompanies us.
An invisible, perpendicular line runs from the feet to the head of each sculpture—extending upward through the body—honoring and reaching toward a realm higher than mere corporeal existence.
