Isotta’s current research focuses on sculpting marble—an ancient practice—through a contemporary Anthropogenic ecological lens. Her interest lies in how care and craft can transform a seemingly inert rock into a totem of geologic resilience and a gateway for reflecting on geologic time.
Isotta earned her Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Contemporary Art History from the University of Edinburgh's Edinburgh College of Art in 2020. She is currently working on her first public sculpture commission and exhibiting her work in a group show in Hudson, NY. In 2022, Isotta created a ten-piece large-scale sculpture garden for a private client in Umbria. Her sculptures are also in private collections in Paris, London, Rome, and Los Angeles. Isotta is currently based between Rome and Fara Sabina, where she has her studio.
Isotta also hosts Art Is...a podcast for artists, she started the show in April 2021 as a response to the monumental shifts that emerging artists faced in the wake of COVID-19.
Das medium ist die nachricht
The medium is the message
2025, Carrara marble and vinyl sticker, 29 x 38 x 14cm (both)
Created for the Cabine Cabinet Gallery at the Sophie-Charlotte-Platz U-Bahn station in Berlin.
We humans see faces everywhere – in electrical outlets, cars, buildings, even the moon. This phenomenon, called pareidolia, isn't just random. Our brains evolved to be face-finding experts as a crucial survival skill, making us quick to spot facial patterns even where none were intended. The Medium is the Message plays with this quirk through ancient materials and modern tricks, where the face seems whole from afar, but stepping closer breaks the illusion – the spiral eyes carved from solid marble contrast with a simple vinyl sticker nose.
The vinyl nose perfectly represents our contemporary world of imitations and digital fronts, while the carved sculptures engage with the classical legacy of decorative marble, employing familiar carved spiral features to captivate and draw the observer in. The Medium is the Message/Das Medium ist die Nachricht delves into ecological and geological themes, harnessing marble's unique capacity to evoke awareness of geological time, creating a dialogue between past and present through its materials.
Positioned on the metro platform, the composition is designed for easy interpretation, yet it prompts deeper contemplation. Even in the fleeting moments of interaction, it encourages viewers to reflect on the brevity of the present, framing the daily grind of commuting within the vast context of geological time. This strategic placement allows the work to engage with viewers on multiple levels, from quick glances to deeper philosophical consideration.