All images Courtesy of the artist and rodolphe janssen, Brussels
These sculptures are often surrounded by the wooden fragments that were chopped off, thereby referring to the creation process of the sculptures. In his humorous small-scale sculptures Adamo plays with the expectations of the audience. These sculptures appear to be everyday objects, but by further examining them it becomes clear that the objects are removed from their traditional context due to the use of impossible materials.

Untitled (mw 4 and 5), 2013
hand carved Brazilian cedar
1st column: 29 × 30 × 200 cm (11 3⁄8 × 11 3⁄4 × 78 3⁄4 inches)
2nd column: 26 × 26 × 163 cm (10 1⁄4 × 10 1⁄4 × 64 1⁄8 inches)

Untitled (Music for Strings), 2010
Mixed media
Dimensions variable

Untitled (clementine), 2021
Bronze, acrylic paint
Photo: HV photography

installation view, Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY USA, 2015
Western red cedar, marble, Plaster

Untitled (with blue), 2017
Cedar wood, aluminium, acrylic paint
220 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm 86 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in
Photo: HV photography

Untitled (eggs 14), 2017
Acrylic and enamel on canvas
160 x 120 cm 63 x 47 1/4 in
Photo: HV photography