Uovo alato (Winged Egg)

It is a powerful yet seemingly weightless work, combining forms drawn from the natural and animal world. Rhea Marmentini, a young Spanish sculptor with an intense artistic background developed between her homeland, Paris and New York, gives shape to this synthesis. 

The Winged Egg, carved from a massive block of Aurisina marble with great skill and precision, unites two concepts that have always fascinated humankind: birth and flight. Birth is represented by the egg, a perfectly smooth and rounded surface, symbol of life and regeneration. It is paired with gigantic wings, imagined ready to unfold and take flight. 

Flight — something we humans have tried to emulate, often with awkward and disastrous attempts — represents for the young artist the desire to detach from a certain condition and embrace another dimension, perhaps lighter, marked by hope and the desire for change. 

This work undoubtedly arises from reflection on a moment characterised by uncertainty, unknowns and fears — challenges that can be overcome through the strength of hope and the desire for renewal. 

Laura Vianello

Of Chilean-Hungarian origin, Rhea Marmentini spent her childhood in Málaga and began her art studies in Pécs (Hungary). After winning numerous awards in Hungary and France, she moved to Paris at the age of 17, where she met the renowned sculptor Pierre Székely, who later named her his spiritual heir. 

She joined the “art cloche” movement in the late 1990s, establishing her first studio in Pole-Pi. She then began her Land Art project in Gilet, near Valencia. Over ten years, she transformed the landscape of an abandoned quarry into a habitable sculpture called El Dragón de la Calderona — a home, studio, exhibition space and place of research. 

After a period in New York, she has now returned to Málaga, where she continues her sculptural work and participates in international sculpture symposia around the world.