Cruciale

The shape of the cross lies at the heart of this project by Giulio Iacchetti: his sign (the cross as a symbol of the divine, a meeting place and a centre for relationships) is observed and analyzed as a shape concealed within reality. A symbol with religious and earthly significance, it is also the outcome of a search for form and concept.

By deconstructing objects and spaces, investigating different ways of using certain materials and looking at daily objects through new eyes, Iacchetti creates the shape of the cross by emptying out the alveolar structure of a pierced brick, by blacking out nine postage stamps on a sheet, or by cleverly arranging electrical connectors and their screws to suggest the nails of the Crucifixion.

The book contains twenty designs by Giulio Iacchetti created over a five year period. They show how — Beppe Finessi. The book design is by Leonardo Sonnoli.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition “Cruciale. 20 Croci di Giulio Iacchetti al Museo Diocesano” at the Museo Diocesano in Milan in 2011.