Cubo sospeso

How does it feel to see three tons of marble that seem to float in the air?

Cubo sospeso

Discover it at Alpe Foppa, where the “Cubo Sospeso” (Suspended Cube) awaits you - an astounding work that will leave you in awe. Supported by thin steel cables, this imposing monolith frees itself from its own weight, defying physics in a play of balance.

It is a unique piece born from the genius of Jaya Schürch, a sculptor originally from California but trained in Switzerland. A cosmopolitan and tireless traveller, the artist explores the invisible mystery of gravity in this sculpture. Come admire it up close: the illusion of stone flying among our peaks will captivate you!

 

 

Figures of the sculpture

Sculpture's name:

Cubo sospeso
Year:

2005
Artist:

Jaya Schürch
Material: Marble and steel
Dimensions:

3 x 3 x 3 m

Biography of the artist

Jaya Schürch was born in 1958 in Santa Barbara, California. In 1972 she moves to Bern first and then to Zürich where, from 1978 until 1980 she studies at the ETH. In 1981 she begins a long period of study travel that takes her first in Asia and then in California, where between 1982 and 1984 she studies Botany, Biology and Art at the Santa Barbara City College. Afterwards she is assistant to artists Ira Ono (ceramic) and Be Jones (textile) in Hawaii. In 1986 she makes a study trip to Pietrasanta, and the year after she returns to California, where for two years  she makes an apprenticeship in sculpture restoration. In 1988 she returns to Europe where she is full-time occupied as artist. She owns an atelier in Pietrasanta and in Zürich.