Parthenogenesis is a sculptural work that explores transformation, regeneration, and the quiet intelligence of form. Built from reclaimed timber, the piece brings together interlocking, spiraling segments into a single evolving structure that moves between organic growth and engineered precision. Its checkerboard rhythm and flowing curvature create a visual language of sequence, tension, and emergence, where repetition becomes vitality and structure feels alive.
The work is less concerned with the visible history of the material than with its transformation into a new sculptural body. Here, wood is not presented as a traceable remnant of its former life, but as a medium for renewal — shaped into a form that suggests growth, mutation, and continuity. The sculpture occupies a space between fossil and organism, artifact and future form, inviting the viewer to consider how matter can be reconfigured into something both unfamiliar and enduring.
The title Parthenogenesis refers to a form of reproduction without external fertilization, and speaks to the work’s central themes of self-generation, replication, and becoming. Through its spiraling architecture and carefully modulated surface pattern, the sculpture suggests a form that has emerged from within itself, guided by internal logic rather than imposed narrative.
For the Chianciano Biennial, the work proposes sculpture as a site of contemplation — a place where material transformation becomes a metaphor for renewal, resilience, and the evolving relationship between nature, structure, and imagination.