clouds evoke hope in delicate drawing and sculpture series by mario trimarchi

Mario Trimarchi translates clouds into abstract compositions

Mario Trimarchi continues his exploration at the intersection of design, architecture, and art, studying the forms of clouds and capturing their unpredictability through a series of black-and-white ink drawings and small metal sculptures. Clouds as Prayers is the title of this exhibition, presented at the Paula Seegy Gallery in Milan, offering a reflection on design as an act capable of generating attention and silence within a present marked by instability and uncertainty.

‘Prayer for the Return Journey’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals | all images by Fabio Viganò unless stated otherwise

delicate cloud forms reflect uncertainty and contemplation

Artist Mario Trimarchi’s long-standing research unfolds through twenty black-and-white ink drawings on paper, six metal sculptures, and two illuminated shelves. The sculptures are carefully balanced compositions that rise upward in an attempt to explore what exists beyond the clouds. Within the works, subtle apparitions emerge, natural presences, and fragments of a poetic vocabulary that has always belonged to the artist’s practice. The clouds become shifting yet essential presences, moving forms that suggest imagination, reflection, and hope.

‘Prayer for What Remains’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals, shell

‘The clouds drifting across the sky above us mark the boundary between human beings and the gods. To draw clouds is to surrender to a gentle oblivion, contemplating those mysterious masses of vapor that dissolve into fleeting prayers. Overwhelmed by wars and environmental and political disasters, we look to the clouds, asking them to hold the hope of hope itself. Within the drawings, almost concealed, fragments of small memories begin to emerge: shells left behind by the sea, vases, leaves, doves, angels—and the sky seems to gather an invisible silence,’ shares Trimarchi.

‘Prayer for the Search for Wonder’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals, stone

‘Prayer for Still Balance’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, various metals, methacrylate

‘Next Autumn’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, ink on paper | image courtesy of Mario Trimarchi

‘Wondering Sky’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, ink on paper | image courtesy of Mario Trimarchi

‘Sky after the Flood’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, ink on paper | image courtesy of Mario Trimarchi

‘Next Spring’ – Mario Trimarchi, 2026, ink on paper | image courtesy of Mario Trimarchi

project info:

name: Nuvole come Preghiere – Clouds as Prayers
artist: Mario Trimarchi | @mario_trimarchi

photographer: Fabio Viganò | @_fabiovig

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom