In Bonds XV, Giorgio Crisafi reduces the Bonds [Legami] series to a quieter, more ascetic register. The vertically articulated figure is composed of pale, almost chalky ceramic elements whose whiteness absorbs rather than reflects light. Perforations, cavities, and raised textures punctuate the surface, creating a body defined as much by absence as by form. The sculpture appears less asserted than held in suspension, its presence emerging through restraint, silence, and measured articulation rather than chromatic force.
In Bonds XV, Giorgio Crisafi reduces the Bonds [Legami] series to a quieter, more ascetic register. The vertically articulated figure is composed of pale, almost chalky ceramic elements whose whiteness absorbs rather than reflects light. Perforations, cavities, and raised textures punctuate the surface, creating a body defined as much by absence as by form. The sculpture appears less asserted than held in suspension, its presence emerging through restraint, silence, and measured articulation rather than chromatic force.
This work resonates with the Umbrian ceramic tradition in its attention to surface, tactility, and symbolic abstraction, while its frontal stillness recalls Etruscan votive figures stripped of narrative detail. At the same time, Bonds XV engages a modern sculptural language in which void and incision become generative elements. The punctured surfaces and apertures suggest an affinity with Lucio Fontana’s spatial thinking, where openings operate as thresholds, while the balanced vertical rhythm recalls the structural clarity and spiritual reserve found in Fausto Melotti’s postwar work.
Within the Bonds series, Bonds XV explores connection through subtraction. Here, bonds and ligatures are implied through alignment and correspondence rather than material force. The figure holds together through intervals, pauses, and shared rhythm, as if sustained by an internal logic rather than external pressure. Crisafi presents a sculpture that privileges contemplation over impact, offering a meditative counterpoint in the series—one in which unity is achieved through restraint and the quiet coherence of form.
