Bruno Petretto

Imprisoned stone

iron pipes

380 X 210 X 350 cm

The cage that Bruno Petretto has built around a monumental granite boulder is a traversable protection. The imprisoned stone is a poignant warning addressed to a humanity too often heedless of the nature that hosts it.

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Bruno Petretto is one of the best known and most respected artists on the Sardinian art scene. For many years, he has been carrying out a unique and original research on plant materials that has earned him important critical recognition and wide appreciation in the art world.

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