The sculpture Gutta is an object of minimalist design that brings a natural element – a river stone – into formal tension with a corten steel artifact. The steel component, shaped like an elongated drop of water, is bent by the weight of the stone via an embedded steel cable.
The title derives from the Latin expression “gutta cavat lapidem”, which literally means “the drop hollows out the stone”. Just as the stone was slowly sculpted by river water over time, its mass now establishes a play of forces with the steel-shaped drop, determining its curved form.
Gutta was placed at the center of the garden of the Domus of Titus Macer, in the archaeological park of Aquileia. By occupying the site of an ancient fountain or impluvium, the sculpture established an evocative dialogue with the original function of the space.