Dimensions: displayed: 1850 x 1800 mm
Copyright: © Gilberto Zorio | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: So, this is Gilberto Zorio's *Terracotta Circle*. There isn't a date listed, but it's in the Tate collection. Made of terracotta, obviously. The circle is so rough and earthly, it almost feels prehistoric. What do you make of this evocative piece? Curator: It whispers of ancient rituals to me, that raw earthiness grounding us, while that strange suspended form above... is it reaching for the heavens? Zorio plays with tension, doesn’t he? Are we bound to the earth, or yearning to transcend? Editor: I never thought about the tension! The work almost feels suspended in thought itself. Thanks! Curator: It’s that space in between, isn't it, where the magic happens. Food for thought, indeed.
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Terracotta Circle looks back to ancient Greek and Roman ideas about human proportion. The diameter is based on the artist’s arm-span. The circle was moulded as he moved around at floor level. The work also marks out the height of the body, as a glass platform with a thin layer of lead hangs at head height. Many of Zorio’s early sculptures explored energy and change. He created works in which crystals grew on metallic structures, substances altered colour when damp and painted surfaces glowed under ultra-violet lights. Gallery label, February 2020
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