Frammento di Vuoto I 

Editor: We're looking at "Frammento di Vuoto I," or "Fragment of Void I," a marble sculpture by Gio Pomodoro. Its smooth curves and sharp angles against the architectural backdrop are quite striking. The marble appears both massive and weightless, like frozen fabric. How do you read this play of contrasts? Curator: It’s all about negative space, isn’t it? Gio Pomodoro carved a presence by revealing absence. Think of the artist as a kind of philosophical miner, chipping away at the tangible to reveal something immaterial. Do you see how the form seems to both embrace and negate the solid mass of the marble? It's like the sculpture is breathing! It reminds me of when I was trying to quit smoking; I found solace in observing smoke dissipate in the air - becoming nothing. This work captures that essence of something physical losing it’s physicality, that yearning for nothingness. What I love most, though, is its relationship with the public space around it. It ceases being solely an object, and morphs into an experience as viewers meander its planes, shadows and light. It provokes a conversation, not simply passive observation. Editor: So, it’s about interaction and the observer becoming part of the art? I hadn't thought about it that way; I was more focused on the form itself. Curator: Exactly. Now that you are seeing it from a personal point of view, what is that public/personal space doing for you, do you find yourself lost for words? Or perhaps yearning to explore the realms within the marble form? It takes me back to walking across the Roman Forum, ancient stones humming with lost voices and faded glory. Each void contained a story. The same applies to the "Fragment", which seems to whisper secrets. Editor: It really shifts the perspective. Now it seems more of an invitation. I think I will revisit Pomodoro’s other work too! Curator: Wonderful. Now you see how even something seemingly 'empty' can be absolutely overflowing.