Archeology of form: Paolo Staccioli

The exhibition title refers to the deep relationship that Staccioli’s work maintains with archaeology, understood as a method of knowledge and analysis of form. This poetic vision places sculpture at the centre as a site of cultural sedimentation: not representation, but essence — a primary structure that transcends periods and languages. In this sense, the works emerge as manifestations of a deep memory. The surfaces of the sculptures, the solemn postures of the figures and the repetition of forms evoke the dimension of history returning, of discovery, suggesting a constant dialogue between past and present.

 

Within the context of Bologna — ancient Felsina, a city marked by profound historical and cultural stratification — Staccioli’s research resonates with the memory of the territory, establishing a silent dialogue between the contemporary landscape and an archaic imaginary.

 

Archeology of Form offers an essential reflection on sculpture as a living and symbolic presence, capable of restoring, through the figure, a continuity between artistic research and collective memory.