Pietro Campagnoli has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism that gave him a high I.Q. but bad relationship skills. At High School, he always had problems understanding his classmates' thoughts and how to relate to them. With his sculptures, he creates casts with blankets, wet with gypsum, placing them on living bodies and waiting for them to solidify.
In these casts, he tries to reproduce the shape of the human being, like a photograph of the bodies. His works never have definite faces because his syndrome makes it impossible for him to understand people’s emotions. They are always empty because the internal body has evolved and disappeared, and the "envelope" remains like a chrysalis.
Pietro’s work is born by an attempt to describe his past metaphorically. The most violent experiences make us the most resilient individuals. His artworks remind him that the storm can be fought and defeated if unwavering willpower supports your mind against the lashes of sensitive experiences.
