But NAUI is more than just a geometrical experiment. Cerisola’s interest in physics lends itself to the exploration of the medium as well. Setting glass upon the ‘recinto’ base, Cerisola alludes to a material opposition of robustness and fragility. Yet the glass also serves a second purpose, one which expands the piece out from the realm of sculpture into the world of design. Indeed, Cerisola sees glass as enabling the transition of this object from sculpture to furniture, a casing and a surface which allows the owner to touch, use and live with the piece, but also, as with any great work of art, to lovingly admire it.
