Fabio Roncato's 'Momentum (Adda)' Freezes Time in Sculpture at Platea | Palazzo Galeano

Fabio Roncato (born 1982 in Rimini) presents 'Momentum (Adda)' at Platea | Palazzo Galeano in Lodi, curated by Gaspare Luigi Marcone. The exhibition stems from Roncato's research on the natural element of the river, specifically the Adda. His practice explores sculpture not in space but in time, by pouring molten wax into the river's flowing water. The wax solidifies, extracting a form from the fluid's informality, capturing a moment (a momentum) from Heraclitus's Panta rhei. This fragment is then stabilized through a second casting into an aluminum sculpture. The work is an open process that engages the public in active conversation with the territory and the Adda River. Roncato's approach involves provoking matter to disrupt cause-and-effect relationships, opening new narratives. He cites Albert Einstein's 1929 quote: 'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination embraces the world.' The creative gesture involves listening to matter and deciding when to disturb its order, analogous to scientific experimentation. The process was documented by a team including Marcello Calvi of Fonderia Cubro and photographer Daniele Marzorati, who contributed to the exhibition's construction.