Calamina, is the opposite of what it is | Marco Cordero

Sheet metal, book

2024

100 x 70 x 5 cm

The main element of Marco Cordero's sculptures is a book, a real book, which the artist appropriates but reworks: excavated, burned, torn from its function as a book. In his work, the book becomes a living organism, an assemblage of materials that, thanks to their combination, acquire a vital structure. In this series of works, Marco Cordero binds the destiny of his books to rock, stone, and marble. This combination gives rise to surprising hybrids: books as rocks or rocks as books.
Cordero's works manifest as open zones, narrating shadows of words and profound meanings. The books, rendered almost unreadable, become both material and means of expression, with evocative titles suggesting the infinite nuances and ambiguities of language.