A long-term meditation on ancestry and continuity, Mazzetti’s Ancestors (Sceptre) (2012–2025) transforms a slender shaft of wood, brass, and gold into a contemporary relic. The form is reminiscent of both a ritual staff and an archaeological cosmogony through which Mazzetti invites viewers to reflect on the transmission of wisdom, prophetic authority, and the silent dialogue between past and present.

Jacopo Mazzetti
Ancestors (Sceptre)
2012-2025
Wood, brass, gold
107 x 3 x 3 cm

A long-term meditation on ancestry and continuity, Mazzetti’s Ancestors (Sceptre) (2012–2025) transforms a slender shaft of wood, brass, and gold into a contemporary relic. The form is reminiscent of both a ritual staff and an archaeological cosmogony through which Mazzetti invites viewers to reflect on the transmission of wisdom, prophetic authority, and the silent dialogue between past and present.