Connections is a sculpture by the Italian artist Francesca Bernardini from the series Connections. 

The Connections series praises the dialogue between human beings, between different peoples and cultures. While travelling abroad, the artist has been able to observe and appreciate the benefits of dialogue: fruitful collaborations and positive energies for the benefit of art and its dissemination. Visually, these concepts are translated into sculptures composed of several elliptical or elongated elements that stand side by side, creating a balance of full and empty spaces, a harmony of shapes and volumes. 

"I believe that dialogue is something fundamental, it is an element that is missing in our society because there is a lot of virtual communication and little face-to-face contact. Communication must go beyond the language we use, by looking into the eyes, by listening to another person. My sculpture is about that: the importance of dialogue." Francesca Bernardini 

Francesca Bernardini's marble sculptures, with their smooth, rounded forms, are rooted in states of mind, emotions and personal experiences. The shapes and volumes that give them form are often inspired by the natural world and are loaded with symbolism linked to universal themes: personal development, the importance of human interaction, respect for nature and the cycle of life. The artist summarises her artistic research as follows: "Inspired by the observation of the microcosm of the natural world, my work emphasises particular details and distorts dimensions, my forms becoming containers of past life or of inner or emotional metamorphoses.”

The indicated dimensions include the iron base of the sculpture. The sculpture is maintained on the base with a rod but it is movable. Dimensions of the sculpture: 16 H x 30 L x 8 D cm. Dimensions of the base: 0,5 H x 40 L x 10 D cm.