Angelo Iodice's 9-Meter Recycled Marble Work Unveiled in Lecce

On July 24, 2025, artist Angelo Iodice (born 1980 in Barletta) presented "L'Altare dell'Ammonite," a nine-meter-long sculpture made entirely from recycled marble fragments, at the event DIVENIRE PERPETUO in Sternatia, Lecce. The work, created in collaboration with Simeg, an established marble and stone processing company, features a sequence of salvaged marble pieces carved with the numerical sequence of the golden ratio. Each segment marks the passage of time. The installation is housed in a historic Lecce residence for the summer and will remain on view until autumn. The project is part of Simeg's "L'Eccesso" initiative, which promotes circular and sustainable design by repurposing marble offcuts. The event was curated by Andrea Nante, art historian and director of the Museo Diocesano di Padova, and realized in collaboration with Progetto Nomade Gallery. Iodice, who is also a chemist, often uses mathematical formulas in his work to explore landscape, time, and memory.