MEMORIAS
2008-2009
Awarded Outstanding Graduate
Finalist in the Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition 2010
In 2009 I completed my Bachelor of Visual Arts with Honors at Adelaide Central School of Art.
The culmination of fours years of study was a body of work primarily based on my memories of my grandparents' houses in Argentina. As an immigrant, these memories and the objects attached to them held great significance and connection for me as a way of bonding with the family which were mostly absent during my childhood. I explored many different materials and processes for this body of work in an effort to find the best voice for each memory.
Newhomè
2009
Pattern making paper,interfacing, cotton stuffing, thread
My Nona, Luisa, was a dressmaker and the strongest memories I have of her are those of her sitting at her sewing machine. This work is an ode to her skill, patience, resourcefulness and tenacity.
Querés un café? (Would you like a coffee?)
2009
Box board, glue, coffee beans
This is one of the most common phrases you hear when you enter the house of an Argentinian. It is a greeting and a sign of true hospitality.
Shelf
2008
Boxboard and glue
Private Collection
Precious Things, Installation View
2008-2009
Oil paint on wood
Boxboard and glue
Miel
2009
Moulding wax
Coco's Plates
2009
Balsa wood and glue
Coco's Clock
2009
South Australian Limestone
Grandfather's Clock
2009
South Australian Limestone
La Siesta
2009
Box board and glue
My paternal grandfather, Julio, was a master napper. The siesta is a long held tradition in many latin countries and my grandfather took this tradition seriously.