The Sculptor of Flattened Space Born on the 4th of October, 1920, in the sun-drenched landscape of Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Pietro Consagra emerged as a transformative force in the landscape of post-war European sculpture. His journey began far from the refined studios of Rome; it was rooted in the rugged textures of his youth, where he initially trained in a trade school for sailors with ambitions of becoming a captain. Yet, an irrepressible pull toward the visual arts led him to pursue evening art classes and even work within a carpentry studio, where his hands first learned the tactile l…