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Steel sculptor · Curaçao
Giovanni Abath
Steel sculpture from 15 cm to 7.1 meters, in his own gallery at Landhuis Morgenster.
5.0★★★★★46 reviews on TripadvisorTue–Sat · 10:00–15:30
Tue–Sat · 10:00–15:30
Free entry
Walk in during open hours. No booking needed.
About the visit
- Free entry
- About an hour
- 15 minutes from Punda
- Parking on site
- Photos welcome
The body of work
15 cm to 7.1 meters
Small enough to hold, tall enough to stand under. Tap any piece to ask about it.
Studio pieces
A photo cannot hold the scale.
Free entry · Tue–Sat · 10:00–15:30
From scrap to sculpture
How the steel becomes the work.
1It starts as scrap.
Reclaimed steel is where every piece begins.
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Fire finds the shape.
Cut, bent and welded by hand in the studio.
3Days pass. The metal speaks.
Every form is built up, weld by weld.
4Now it has a name.
Each work is one of one.
Why visit
Not another stop on the island.
One hour with the work, and the rest of the trip lands differently.
Stand with the work
Steel at full scale, and stories you only get in the room.
Curaçao from the inside
Island memory shaped in steel, not another postcard stop.
It keeps working after
You start spotting his work across the rest of the trip.
What you meet
The hand behind the steel.
Giovanni Abath · Artist
Where the encounter happens.
7.1 Experience · Landhuis Morgenster
Steel that carries Curaçao.
Light Bearer · Welded steel
Plan your visit
Three ways in.
Walk in free during open hours, or book ahead for a guided hour or a group.
Tue–Sat · 10:00–15:30
How a visit goes
Open in Google Maps ↗- 1
Arrive
Landhuis Morgenster, on Weg Naar Westpunt. Parking on site.
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Enter
Steel, light and unfinished work share the same room.
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Meet
Hear the stories from Giovanni or the gallery team.
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Stand
From hand-held pieces to the 7.1-meter landmark outside.
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Carry
You start spotting his work across Curaçao afterward.
What stays with people
“Visiting 7.1 Experience Art Gallery was transformative.”
Linda & Kelly J. · Tripadvisor · February 2026
The island
Curaçao you begin to recognize.
The encounter
You meet the work in conversation.
The afterimage
The form keeps working after you go.
Chosen by visitors, the island and its institutions.
“A wonderful experience, the tour is a must if you're interested in the kind of work the artist specializes in.”
History in Motion 2018
Government of Curaçao · Flag Day commission at Brionplein.
Curaçao Art ↗
Man of Steel 2017
Blue Bay Sculpture Garden · Public work in stainless steel and glass.
Blue Bay Foundation ↗
Co-Crea Chichi 2023
Serena’s Art Factory · The studio’s largest Chichi sculpture to date.
Chichi Curaçao ↗
Chosen from 250+ artists for Royal Caribbean's Artist Discovery Program.
Keep in touch
News from the studio, now and then.
New work, openings and studio notes. Only when there is something worth sharing.
Four things a screen cannot answer.
Scale
What happens to your body when 7.1 meters rises above it?
Surface
Which marks of fire are still hiding inside the welds?
Voice
What changes when the artist tells you why it exists?
Origin
What life did this steel live before it became art?