Amati Orsacchiotti (Beloved Teddy Bears). Steel, 2022.

The sculptural project stems from a desire to celebrate our emotional attachment to teddy bears, which move us and we love to hug. The teddy bears in the series are sculptural portraits of some teddy bears I've encountered. Paradoxically, the hardness of steel contrasts with the softness, the main characteristic of the stuffed animal, which makes it so special and lovable. The bears, however, are thus immortalized in the sculpture, which becomes a small monument of its own. I love the softness of teddy bears as much as I love steel.

Ongoing project.