Malena Pizani
Bio
Malena Pizani studied Philosophy at the UBA and trained at the Diana Aisenberg Clinic and Workshop.
In recent years she held the individual exhibitions El sonido del tambor at SelvaNegra Gallery, Cenizas y lágrimas s at the Ruby Gallery and Lo Similar produce lo similar at the CC Recoleta.
She participated in numerous group exhibitions, among which it is worth highlighting Cómo Sentir? curated by Nicolás Cuello, Las relaciones terminan en tragedia curated by Sebastián Vidal Mackinson, Simbiologia curated by Valeria Gonzalez, Mariette Lydis transitioning the surreal curated by Teresa Riccardi, Video Sur at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, curated by Farina and Duprat, Doric Ionian Corinthian curated by Jimena Ferreiro.
In 2023 she received the 8M Premio Adquisición and in 2019 she was selected to be part of the Braque Award. She has been selected on several occasions in the National Salon of Rosario and in the Klemm Prize, among other national salons.
She is part of the Tótem Tabú group together with Laura Codega and Hernán Soriano, which investigates prohibitions and taboos. She obtained the Creation Grant (2015-16) and Training Grant (2016) from the FNA.
Statement
My work consists of videos, photographs, installations, and drawings. I am interested in the precarious state and use of materials that I work with, which often include fabrics, cords, ropes, clay, ink, paper, and texts. I construct scenes that appeal to theatrical and liturgical resources, fictionalizing as much as possible what is presented there. There are connections with surrealism, tableau vivant, street puppetry, horror cinema, and fantasy. I believe in art as a space of fiction, where there is a pact between the artwork and the spectators that is essential for an encounter, a question, and an emotion to arise. Thanks to that pact, in fact, the artwork exists.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
