The artist reproduces famous antique sculptures and then tattooes them using a chemical process which consists in injecting ink straight into the marble.
The statues then look like they have their « skins » pricked.
Their tattoos are inspired by those of Russian or Japanese criminals, originally intended to induce fear.
Fabio Viale suggests an encounter between « classical art and modern expression, between the profane and the sacred, between cold marble and colours that breathe life ».
