CAPTION
In 2019, Giorno created the first of a new series of Stone Sculptures. Made by engraving his timeless phrases into found bluestone boulders, these works enact a clash between the immateriality of language and the solid sculptural presence of heavy stone. In that sense, these “stone poems” play with issues of transience and permanence, with the text fragments appearing as apparitions.
Each sculpture is unique, with each phrase appearing on three stones.

WE GAVE A PARTY FOR THE GODS AND THE GODS ALL CAME, 2018, at Chateau des Versailles

NOW AT THE DAWN OF MY LIFE, 2019. Bluestone. 42 1/4h x 30 1/2w x 23d in.

YOU CAN'T HURT ME CAUSE STORMS CAN'T HURT THE SKY, 2019. Bluestone. 36 1/4h x 56 1/2w x 18d in.

DO THE UNDONE, 2019. Bluestone. 43 3/4h x 36w x 31d in.