Arcangelo Sassolino's Glass Installations at Galleria dello Scudo

Galleria dello Scudo in Verona presents a solo exhibition of Arcangelo Sassolino (Vicenza, 1967), featuring around fifteen sculptural installations centered on glass. The works are designed for permanent tension, drawing inspiration from physics and natural phenomena such as friction, pressure, heat, and speed applied to materials. A piece titled 'D.P.D.U.F.A.' (2019) is described as an 'inorganic performance': a glass bottle inside a steel case connected to a nitrogen cylinder slowly increases pressure until the bottle explodes unpredictably. 'Incombente' (2019) features a glass slab supported by a steel structure holding a heavy stone, causing the glass to bend under stress. All works appear as static sculptures but embody internal material conflict, as if on the verge of shattering yet resisting collapse. The exhibition highlights Sassolino's exploration of matter pushed to its physical limits, achieving a precarious stability.