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WINNER OF THE SPECIAL COMMENDATION AWARD BY THE PRESIDENT OF FLORENCE BIENNALE 22 October 2023 WORK PRESENTED FOR OPEN CALL FLORENCE BIENNALE 2023, FINALIST ARTWORK AT FLORENCE BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN 14 OCTOBER-22 OCTOBER 2023 The artwork SPECULAR consists of 4 intertwined portraits that reflect different states of mind, usually perceived by all human beings. It’s what makes us recognizable to others, as we can identify with the other through these emotions. For this purpose the artist has used the three primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and a secondary color (green) for the remaining part, where red stands for shame, yellow stands for sorrow, blue stands for curiosity and green for jealousy. She aims to show how humans tend to communicate with each other through different masks, depending on the occasion, often hiding what we really desire or believe. In this sense the artwork is a wish for humans to live more according to their real essence, on a personal and a community level. Technique: hand-tufted on cloth. Materials: Wool, recycled and mixed yarns on wooden stretcher. Size: 203 x 105 cm - Numbered artwork 5/2023.