Argentinian artist displays paper birds in Venice
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In San Antonio de Areco, Argentina, Josefina Stagnaro creates bird sculptures from recycled paper. Luján Cambariere, a curator for Latin America at Homo Faber, selected Stagnaro to exhibit her work at the Homo Faber contemporary craft biennale in Venice, Italy.
Stagnaro, a biologist and paper artist, grew up surrounded by the traditional silversmith work of her father, Gustavo Stagnaro.
She later combined her scientific interests with artistic expression, using paper as a medium to represent the natural world with detailed accuracy.
For the exhibition, Stagnaro created “Garzas Chiflonas y Un Huevo en su Nido” (Herons and an Egg in its Nest), which is part of the larger installation “An Infinite Birdsong.” The biennale, held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, features artisans from around the world under the theme “An Island of Light.” Stagnaro’s sculptures stand alongside pieces made by renowned jewelers like Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, highlighting the biennale’s message that an artwork’s value comes from skill, creativity, and time invested, not just expensive materials.
Stagnaro hopes viewers will appreciate that “everything good in life takes time,” and her work demonstrates how careful observation of nature can inspire art and science.
