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First Stone
2023 - Sandstone on a treetrunk
Dimensions with pedestal: h125 x 37 x 37 cm
"The First Stone" is more than a work: it is a symbol, a beginning, a declaration. It is not only my first stone sculpture, but the first real step into the world of sculpture, the inaugural act of a path chosen with awareness, the seed of a new creative existence.
This sculpture invites a multisensory experience: the viewer is not a simple observer, but an active part of the work. Created to be appreciated at 360°, it has no front or back: every change of perspective modifies the perception and the figures enclosed within it reveal themselves in ever new ways.
Through sight and touch, "La Prima Pietra" becomes a bridge between art and those who experience it, transforming matter into emotion, gesture into dialogue, the first step in an endless journey.
Project evolution
“La Prima Pietra” (The First Stone) is not just a work to be observed, it is a sensory experience that invites touch, listening, and discovery.
The audience becomes an active part of a dialogue between matter and sound.
As I carved it, I realized that the first stone was not just a rock, but something much more: a soul. In working with it, I heard its natural voice, and I felt the need to share it with the world. This revelation profoundly changed my perception, inspiring me to give it a new name. Now, it is "The First Singing Stone”.
By gently touching its surface, one can perceive the hidden voice of the stone, amplified through speakers that reveal its natural sound, making it audible to all.
A primordial echo, an ancestral pulse, transforming the sculpture into a bridge between the visible and the invisible, the tangible and the intangible.
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Paris Exhibition
“Io non sono mai stata chiamata 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑎.
Non sono stata invocata.
Sono stata creduta il mezzo, mai la scintilla.
Eppure sono io la prima che ha ispirato tutta la bellezza visibile.
Io ho guidato la mano.
Ho inciso nel mondo tutto ciò che non sapeva dirsi.
Nessun dio mi ha mai protetta, ma io ho reso immortali più corpi di quanti ne abbiano salvati tutti gli dèi.
Ho ispirato l’idea prima ancora che fosse forma.
E nell’atto, ho scolpito l’eterno.”
🏛️ Nel mondo antico non esisteva una Musa per le arti visive. 𝐓𝐞̀𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐞̄ in greco indicava il sapere del fare: ciò che è costruito, appreso, eseguito. Era associata all’abilità, non all’ispirazione. Al mezzo, non alla visione.
Questo concept nasce da una ricerca sull’assenza di questa figura nella mitologia e dalla volontà di personificarla, di darle vita :
Tèchnē non esisteva tra le Muse perché era colei più vicina agli uomini.
Non viveva sui Monti Sacri, ma nelle botteghe, nel sudore degli scultori, nei pigmenti dei pittori, nel fuoco degli artigiani.
E se un’immagine ha attraversato il tempo è perché lei ha operato; persino gli dei hanno avuto bisogno di Tèchnē per avere un volto.
Unique shapes
We are pleased to invite you to Forme Uniche, an exhibition that will present a selection of sculptures and design works by Nina Songhori and sculptures by Ludovico Graziano. The event will be held on December 4th at Fabbrica del Vapore, Archivio Viafarini, starting at 6:00 pm, and will be accompanied by an aperitif for a moment of meeting and conviviality.
in collaboration with Nina Songhori
thanks to Jacopo Graziano for the photos
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