Fascinating and striking sculptures of fragmented figures emerge in Venice

Amazing sculptor Bruno Catalano‘s bronze figures in Venetian lagoon. His Travelers—or Les Voyageurs—are fractured and fragmented individuals, each on its own path. In collaboration with Ravagnan Gallery, on the 58th Venice Art Biennale, thirty of his most recent Travelers create a path through the city. Weaving from theaters to churches to historic palaces, these “incomplete” figures are connected in concept, but unique in their journey.

Catalano’s Travelers are, in some ways, a reflection of his own life. Born in Morocco, he and his family were forced into exile in Marseilles in the mid-1970s. The move, which occurred when he was a teenager, left a lasting impression and shaped his future. After years of working in different professions, he finally turned to sculpture at age 30.

As an artist, his breakthrough came in 2005 when his sculpture was noticed by a Parisian gallerist. From there, Catalano’s technical prowess has developed alongside the intense psychology behind his art.

“In my work, I’m always looking for the movement and the expression of feelings, I get out of form and wax inertia to give them life,” Catalano declares. “Coming from Morocco myself, I carried these suitcases full of memories that I represent so often. They do not only contain images but also experiences, desires: my roots in motion.”

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