Terra promessa, Fregio

Terra Promessa is part of the Friezes series and unfolds as a horizontal sequence of five metopes, clearly referencing the structural rhythm of classical architecture. Cast in plaster and set within a wooden frame, the work evokes the language of ancient relief sculpture through a reduced and essential vocabulary of forms.

Across the panels, simplified human figures appear in progression, suggesting movement, migration, and collective narrative. The scene does not depict a specific event, but rather an archetypal journey—an imagined passage toward a promised destination.
By stripping the figures to schematic signs, Patrizi transforms the classical frieze into a contemporary visual syntax, where history, memory, and abstraction converge into a suspended and timeless narration.