I am Romain Zacchi, I live and work in Brussels. A graduate of La Cambre in 2020, my practice explores the ambivalent relationship between humans and their material environment, through forms that both question and soothe.
I mainly work with steel, aluminum, and Belgian blue stone. In shaping these materials, my aim is not so much to impose a form, but rather to allow the material to regain a kind of openness or stillness. The objects I create or transform appear suspended, removed from any functional purpose. They carry within them a silent, almost mineral memory, and a dignity that predates all forms of exploitation.
My process is rooted in close attention to simple gestures, slowness, and the precision of balance. The studio becomes a space of listening, where intuition comes before intention, and thought emerges through direct contact with matter. These are modest forms, sometimes fragile, but charged with a quiet, almost ritualistic intensity.
I conceive my works as moments of hesitation — between tool, sculpture, and relic. They do not seek to represent or narrate, but rather to open a space — a porous zone — where imaginary uses can be projected, suspended between contemplation and perception.
