Circo Michelangelo

One same origin. One same generation. The same environment. Two totally different paths, as improbable as they are unpredictable for these migrant children that we are.
Steel is part of his daily life. It was also my father’s. But from the steel industry to the sidereal world – my favourite playground – there is only one step that Michelangelo invites us to take.
His approach is daring, unprecedented, full of panache. Michelangelo decided to sublimate steel. He forges it as one forges one’s dreams. It gives birth to fascinating works, which have haunted the human mind almost forever, the result of mysterious mathematics – our only tool to understand the Universe.
And to think about it, our “scrap artist”, as he mischievously likes to define himself, works with an amazing material, a mixture of carbon and iron, two of the most important elements of the Universe. Quite a symbol.
Michelangelo’s work sublimates everyday life. Its roots lie in the depths of coal mines as well as in the furnace of steel plants. It reminds us of the story of people who migrate, toil, suffer, so that their children can dream, create, and share again. Dream, create and share. Exactly what Michelangelo offers us.