Vita natural durante (Lifetime)

A synthesis of the relationship between nature and humankind — a voracious builder and usurper of shared spaces — Silvia’s work demonstrates how nature ultimately prevails, placing us in a condition of fragility. 

To secure our future, it is essential to restore a proper relationship with nature. Without it, we could not survive, whereas the opposite is not true. Her powerful and vigorous sculpture — much like the artist herself, despite her delicate and fragile appearance — perfectly conveys the message she set out to express. 

The interplay between the finished and unfinished aspects of the sculpture echoes Michelangelo’s aesthetic, evoking deep admiration and giving profound meaning even to what remains unspoken. 

Bruno D'Udine

Born in Bergamo, Silvia Maffioli attended art courses from 2001 to 2009. From 2010 to 2013 she completed a three-year Sculpture programme at the LABA Academy of Fine Arts in Brescia, and in 2012 attended the Vantini Marble School in Rezzato (Brescia). 

In 2015 she graduated in Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan. She continued her studies in Bergamo, focusing on comparative modern cultures with a philosophical orientation. 

For several years she has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Italy and has participated in sculpture symposia. She won first prize at the international public sculpture competition Segreen Art Workplace in Segrate in 2014 and at the sculpture competition in Villanuova sul Clisi (Brescia) in 2015.