Caio Marcolini Weaves Delicate Metal Mesh into Spawning Cellular Sculptures

Caio Marcolini Weaves Delicate Metal Mesh into Spawning Cellular Sculptures

Caio Marcolini’s fascination with organic systems began simply enough. It was “the trail left by the sea on the sand, the intertwined roots of trees within the forest, (and) the flowers falling from trees” that he found enchanting. But then, when his first child was born in 2021, he began investigating how these same winding, looping, knotted patterns appeared inside the body. What resulted is a series of roving sculptures woven with thin strips…