Il Supereroe transforms an antelope skull into a sculptural figure that moves between animal relic, heroic mask, armor, and comic-book... Read More
Il Supereroe transforms an antelope skull into a sculptural figure that moves between animal relic, heroic mask, armor, and comic-book phantom. The skull is covered with more than 4,000 golden and silver rivets. Around the eyes, the gold rivets form a mask-like shape, while the remaining surface is dominated by silver. This creates the impression of a second identity placed over the animal form, as if the skull had been turned into a fictional guardian, warrior, or strange sacred performer.
The work explores how images of power are constructed through surface. Rivets are functional objects associated with fastening, protection, armor, machinery, and strength. Here they become ornamental, almost glamorous, yet still retain a sense of hardness and defense. The animal skull becomes less a biological remain than a constructed persona. It appears protected and exposed at the same time.
The Italian title Il Supereroe, “the superhero”, introduces irony and theatricality. The work questions myths of heroism, masculinity, invulnerability, and transformation. It asks whether identity is something essential, or something built piece by piece on the surface until the mask becomes inseparable from the body beneath it.
