Alfredo Rolando Grosman Sculpts Peruvian Onyx in 'Historias de Piedra' at Lima's Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma

Sculptor Alfredo Rolando Grosman presents 'Historias de Piedra', a solo exhibition opening 6 October 2026 at the Centro Cultural Ricardo Palma in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. Svitlana Davydenko, an art history professor based in Valencia, directs and curates the show. The exhibition centers on Peruvian onyx, a mineral that has preserved the Earth's geological memory for millions of years. Grosman deliberately retains the broken and rough portions of the original stone while carving other surfaces to a perfectly polished, brilliant finish, creating a contrast that exposes both the passage of time and the mark of human intervention. By cutting the onyx to a very fine thickness, the dense mineral becomes translucent; light passing through the works reveals hidden veins and fractures inside, turning the stone into a visual experience filled with light. The project holds authorization for use of the Marca Perú, a recognition that underscores the exhibition's link to heritage, materials and Peruvian identity. Davydenko said Grosman's work unites archaeology with the fine arts, with millions of years of Earth's history coming alive through the sudden touch of the human hand, and that the artist transforms the great weight of onyx into a light, spiritual experience. The show runs from 6 October 2026 at the Miraflores venue.