10 frecce nei colori di minerali, 1969-1970

10 elements: galvanized iron
120 x 2 cm each
Zen in the Art of Archery
"The marksman aims at himself . . . and may even succeed in hitting himself . . . thus becoming simultaneously the aimer and the aim, the hitter and the hit . . . . Archery can in no circumstances mean accomplishing anything outwardly with bow and arrow, but only inwardly, with oneself. Bow and arrow are only a pretext for something that could just as well happen without them, only the way to a goal, not the goal itself, only helps for the last decisive leap."
(Eugen Herrigel, Zen in the Art of Archery [New York: Pantheon, 1953])
"My work with metals starts here"
"The arrow is the direction, or the directions. An idea to which I have later ascribed the start of my research on metals."
(Remo Salvadori in conversation with Antonella Soldaini, Milan, 2022-2024)
Piazza Donatello, Florence, 1970 ca.
Photo © Aurelio Amendola

10 frecce nei colori di minerali, 1969-1970

10 elements: galvanized iron
120 x 2 cm each
Zen in the Art of Archery
"The marksman aims at himself . . . and may even succeed in hitting himself . . . thus becoming simultaneously the aimer and the aim, the hitter and the hit . . . . Archery can in no circumstances mean accomplishing anything outwardly with bow and arrow, but only inwardly, with oneself. Bow and arrow are only a pretext for something that could just as well happen without them, only the way to a goal, not the goal itself, only helps for the last decisive leap."
(Eugen Herrigel, Zen in the Art of Archery [New York: Pantheon, 1953])
"My work with metals starts here"
"The arrow is the direction, or the directions. An idea to which I have later ascribed the start of my research on metals."
(Remo Salvadori in conversation with Antonella Soldaini, Milan, 2022-2024)