CHRISTIAN VERGINER
Born in Bressanone, Italy in 1982, Christian Verginer began his artistic training at the Art School of Ortisei, completing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carrara. Christian merges the traditional influence of sacred Val Gardena wood-carving with a conceptual approach.
Christian’s artistic ethos is embodied in the materiality of his works. The human and natural worlds converge in his sculptures, through pictorial representation as well as Christian’s use of linden wood from the tilia tree.
His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows across the world, and is held in esteemed private and public collections internationally.
Inner Landscape Series
Christian Verginer’s new works present a novel approach to the portrayal of the experience of the Anthropocene and humanity’s enduring connection to nature throughout uncertain times. Children are Christian’s primary subjects, further strengthening his message regarding nature as Verginer uses them to convey an innate, rather than learned connection to the natural world that exists within us from youth. Inverting the relationship, for Verginer, humans become the hosts of nature, stressing the symbiosis of our shared existences.
