Five geometric forms which names reference different types of dwellings. They reference bricks, and artworks are sometimes composed of multiple bricks to create a work of art. It brings into concept the idea of building which references my grandfather 

Sergio Pietrobon was born is Castelfranco Veneto before immigrating to Canada. He worked on a farm in Italy, and when moved to Canada he became a bricklayer,  stonemason and construction worker of homes and buildings across Toronto and the surrounding region.

Bricks

Brick Block, Tick Tick is a multidisciplinary project that confronts gender-based violence and challenges the patriarchal structures embedded in both society and the art world. Rooted in personal and generational narratives, the work draws from the artist’s grandfathers—one a bricklayer, the other a ceramicist—as symbolic figures of construction and creation. 

At the heart of the project are five distinct brick forms, each used in different ways: some are presented as singular sculptural pieces functioning as vases, others are used to build tables or assembled into architectural compositions, and several serve as bases for lamps. Through these variations, the humble brick becomes both material and metaphor, a modular unit for reimagining the structures we live within. 

Accompanied by performative installations and the sound piece 

, which echoes the heartbeat and ticking clock, the project reflects on the passage of time and the slow labor of transformation. 

 reclaims the act of building as a form of resistance, using craft to advocate for justice, equality, and repair.

A portion of proceeds from the project supports 

, an Italian organization fighting gender-based violence and championing women’s rights.

Brick Block, Tick Tock

The Brick 1 Vase is the inaugural sculptural work in the Brick Block, Tick Tick series—a project that addresses gender-based violence and the urgent need to reconstruct a more just foundation. Cast in clay and hand-shaped, the vase is inspired by the artist’s lineage—one grandfather a bricklayer, the other a ceramicist—bridging labor, craft, and resistance through form.
Shaped in a stepped silhouette, the piece echoes the slow, deliberate act of rebuilding—one layer at a time. It serves as both a vessel and a metaphor: holding space for memory, transformation, and collective resilience. Glazed in soft Dove Grey or Natural White, the surface preserves the texture of its mold, embracing imperfection and the trace of the hand, standing in quiet opposition to systemic erasure.
More than an object, Brick 1 marks a beginning. A step. A call to lay the first brick toward change.

Brick I

Proceeds

Bricks

Brick Block, Tick Tock