Parco di Sculture
№ 21

Pace

Travertine · 1993

This travertine column, imposing and almost archaic, is the only work by Metzler conceived specifically for this place. It is carved like a monolith, a stele of our time, holding two parallel narratives within it: the everyday and the eternal, family and transcendence. On the side you are looking at, Metzler has set small scenes representing the family in the different phases of the day. They are minimal moments, a meal, a gesture of affection, a shared presence, yet it is precisely in these fragments that the deepest meaning of life condenses, according to the artist. If you move to the other side, you will find an even more powerful reflection: here Peace wins over Death, built on human relationships, memory, and love.