Room, 2022
Sophia Dominici
Greensboro, NC
Welded steel
45” x 35” x 43”
Photos by Chase Reynolds
Artist Statement
In this piece, I was exploring the concept of a diorama through creating an environment with metal. I was interested in taking a craft that is typically small-scale and delicate, and making it on a much larger scale with a robust material like steel. Usually when I’m working, I am focused on creating an object to occupy a space. With this piece, I wanted the sculpture to be the space itself. I created a room without a visible tenant to allow for an outside source to become the object that occupies that space. Giving it the ability to simultaneously be an object in space, while also being a potential space for an object to inhabit. Whether it is a bug that’s landed there, or a piece of trash someone threw in.
About the Artist
Sophia Dominici is an artist currently living and working in Greensboro, North Carolina. She graduated from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 2022 with a BFA in Sculpture and Ceramics. In creating work, Dominici primarily focuses on the combination of materials and creating texture.