Born in the far north-east of Italy, Rodolfo Liprandi spent his first twenty years between the Karst plateau and the plains of lower Friuli.Liprandi graduated in sculpture from the Max Fabiani Art School in Gorizia before moving to Bologna, where he obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts (ABABO).Liprandi is drawn to forests and landscapes amid which he constructs dynamic sculptures from trimmed branches.He describes his practice as a “symbiotic dialogue with the environment, free from logistical and financial constraints, where the creative process becomes central.”Liprandi emphasizes locally sourced materials, working with what’s available around him and consciously keeping environmental impact to a minimum.The pieces are conceived as ephemeral installations, which eventually weather and decay like everything else that was once alive.

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