Rui Chafes (Lisbon, 1966) studied sculpture in Lisbon and continued his education at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. Chafes belongs to a generation of artists who are redefining the sculptural as a spiritual experience. Since the nineteen-nineties, he has been building a consistent oeuvre of iron sculptures, often matte black and closed in form, yet imbued with an intense charge. His works almost seem to float, breathe, or sometimes shelter.

Alberto Giacometti (Borgonovo, 1901 - Chur, 1966) studied drawing, painting and sculpture briefly in Geneva and then in Paris. Soon he departed from the academic approach, as he became more and more interested by Cubist sculpture and non western art forms, eventually joining the Surrealist group. Giacometti attempted to make the elusive feeling of human presence and inner life tangible. His paintings and drawings are also evidence of this ongoing quest, through which he created an exceptional body of work that continues to inspire to this day.