Giorgia Santopadre

Title Translation: “Sooner or Later, I’ll Blow Up!”This sculpture explores the quiet intensity of repressed emotion – specifically anger- and the psychological strain of holding it in. With exaggerated form and tense expression, “Prima o poi esploderò” captures the buildup of feelings with no outlet, where silence becomes pressure. Made from Galestro clay, with his saline efflorescences on the surface, the figure stands both vulnerable and defiant. The work invites viewers to reflect on their own emotional thresholds, evoking empathy for the universal struggle of containing what demands release.

Based in Rome, Italy, and working as an architect in London, Giorgia creates clay sculptures rooted in emotional expression. A lifelong passion for clay.