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Caleidos
Un giardino di riflessi (A garden of reflections)
by Abele Vadacca
[Concept]
An exercise in the pursuit of wonder
Caleidos explores the concept of randomness — a principle that guides nature itself: like the undergrowth of a wild garden, where plants grow according to their own hidden logic, sculptural leaves dance through a space that feels alive, autonomous, unpredictable.
There is no repetition, no absolute control — only constant changing.
In this garden suspended between earth, water, and sky, art is no longer merely a human creation, but an organic, living process, where time is the true sculptor and chance the greatest artist.
A work that reveals itself slowly, changing at every glance — like a narration that shifts voice with light, seasons, and time. Steel and water play together, reflecting ever-changing images, like autumn leaves stirred by the wind.
The space becomes a garden of the soul, where nature and human presence intertwine in silent balance. The number three — earth, sky, and water — evokes a primordial harmony, while the seemingly random arrangement conceals a subtle, vibrant order.
Caleidos does not impose itself, but listens and welcomes.
It is an invitation to contemplate — to lose and rediscover oneself in the dialogue between matter and light.
A hymn to the wonder of the unexpected, to the perfection born from chance, to the beauty that lives in unnoticed details.
Abele Vadacca
Bellagio (CO)
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Ph. Giacomo Introzzi
Companies collaborating in the implementation
PIANTE
Azienda agricola “LE OFFICINALI”
Olgiate Olona (VA)
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A few questions to Abele Vadacca
Let’s talk about Genesis—how did your story begin?
My genesis as a sculptor began in the marble quarries of Carrara, when I was an art student—first in Venice, then in Carrara. It was marble that first captured my youthful emotions…