Feel strong by Simone Benedetto
With Feel strong, Simone Benedetto continues his exploration of the child figure as a symbol of transformation and deep connection with nature. The sculpture portrays a young body suspended in balance, surrounded by large leaves that symbolically evoke the presence of the elephant: strength, memory, and sensitivity merge into a silent and primordial creature.
The artist: Simone Benedetto
Simone Benedetto was born in Turin in 1985 and graduated with honors in Sculpture and Plastic Arts from the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti. His research focuses on the figure of the child as a symbolic device of psychological transformation. The child is never represented as a fixed identity, but as an evolving organism, suspended between human and animal states. Through extremely precise modelling, the artist gives visible form to the inner process of change that accompanies growth. Each work becomes a hybrid sculptural image in which animal elements emerge from the child’s body itself. He has taken part in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Italy and abroad and lives and works in Turin.
Description of “Feel strong”
In Feel strong, the child figure appears immersed in a suspended and contemplative dimension. The large leaves opening around the body suggest a delicate metamorphosis in which vegetal and animal elements coexist within the same form. The evocation of the elephant emerges as a silent symbolic presence connected to instinct, memory, and inner strength.
Conclusion
Within WILD SOULS, Feel strong contributes to the dialogue on the primal relationship between human beings and nature. The sculpture expresses a slow and poetic transformation in which body, animal, and landscape become part of the same evolving identity. The artwork is on view at the Galleria PUNTO SULL’ARTE until June 13.