Paolo Grassino – 2021

Paolo Grassino (b. 1967, Turin) is an Italian artist whose monumental sculptures combine organic forms and mechanical elements. Working in raw materials such as concrete, rubber and wax, he fashions hybrid figures, human or animal, frozen in a suspended moment. His work questions the tensions between nature and technology, loss of identity and dehumanization. Despite their apparent coldness, his sculptures exude a strong emotional charge and invite deep, silent reflection. Present in the gardens since 2021 (on loan from a friend of the Châtelain), his installation, placed in the Cathedral de Saule, creates a powerful dialogue with the site – an experience both sensory and contemplative.