Sfera con Sfera

Sphere Within a Sphere
Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1990

Vatican Museums, Vatican City
May 2026

This sculpture stands at the center of the courtyard and seemed to command the attention of most visitors. Although it can rotate on its axis, I was able to capture it at rest.

I was drawn to both the mystery of its meaning and its reflective surface, which mirrors the people who gather around it. While the sphere appears perfect from a distance, fractures reveal a complex interior, suggesting that even seemingly perfect systems contain hidden imperfections.