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Lucía Calabrino is an Italian-Argentine experimental visual artist recognized for her constant exploration of unconventional techniques in photography, embroidery, painting, and other visual languages. Her work, deeply connected to her identity and roots, invites the viewer to explore, explore, and awaken emotions, combining elements of modern art with contemporary and experimental techniques.

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Throughout her career, she has developed work that transcends the boundaries of traditional art, integrating her creations into diverse media and contexts: from book covers to clothing pieces and interdisciplinary projects.

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Trained at the Martín A. Malharro School of Visual Arts (Mar del Plata) and in Advertising at the National University of Lomas de Zamora (Buenos Aires, Argentina), she has also taken postgraduate workshops at the National University of the Arts (Argentina). Her training is complemented by participation in the artist residency at the Experimental Photo Festival in Barcelona, Spain.

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His work has been exhibited on a prominent international tour that included Argentina, Italy, France, and Spain, with multiple solo and group exhibitions. In each of these, Calabrino deploys a unique language that combines technical research, manual intervention, and a strong autobiographical component, generating pieces that invite dialogue between memory, identity, and the present.

I am Lucía Calabrino, an experimental artist. I had the opportunity to participate in the Project Monitoring course at Ágora of the Experimental Photo Festival for two years. This experience was deeply enriching, providing me with new and valuable perspectives for my creative development.

 

The interventions of Pablo Giori, our coordinator, played a fundamental role in my work process. Likewise, the interactions with my classmates provided diverse and stimulating perspectives. Together, we explored different perspectives, techniques, and artistic approaches that encouraged me to refine my ideas and deepen my visual language.

 

With Ágora, I also had the opportunity to participate in a collective experimental exhibition during Experimental 2023. This collaborative experience not only allowed me to share my artistic vision with a wider audience, but also to establish valuable connections with other creators.

 

They have supported me throughout the beginning and development of my project ATÁVICO , which I have had the opportunity to present in both Argentina and Europe. As part of this exhibition tour, the Experimental Photo Festival gave me the opportunity to present Atávico in its exhibition space, the Experimental Hub , an invitation for which I am deeply grateful.

 

I currently continue working on this line of artistic research, confident in the support of Ágora and the Experimental. I embrace the challenge of continuing to explore, experiment, and expand my creative horizons, and I look forward to the opportunities the future holds.

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Exhibition

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Mar del Plata, I am presenting the experimental photography exhibition *MAR DEL PLATA 150*. The exhibition is part of an international tour covering three countries: Argentina, Italy, and France. It began in my hometown last June, and Rome will host it in Europe at the end of August, serving as the gateway to the exhibitions in Italy. The exhibition will continue through sister cities, including those in Naples and Sicily, and will conclude in Paris. Celebrating my city around the world through my art.

I wish to tell the story and celebrate my city from my particular perspective, a tapestry of emotions through historical and contemporary images. Creating a bridge of dialogue between the past and the present. The project has been declared of Cultural Interest by the Municipality of General Pueyrredón and is sponsored by COMITES Mar del Plata. *Mar del Plata 150* is part of *Proyecto ATÁVICO*, in which I explore my roots, identity, and a historical-territorial link between America and my ancestors in Europe.

About the Project: Atávico

The Atávico Project is not linear. It refers to roots that sustain. Tree, trunk, branches. Territory and journey. A very important part of it is my hometown, Mar del Plata, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It is the city where my parents arrived and became part of Little Italy, in the port neighborhood. It is where my father transitioned from being a farmer to a fisherman. It is where my mother went from being a child to a woman. Thus, *Mar del Plata 150* is born, in honor of my city.

I wish to transform events into the threads of my story, paths into the fabric of my existence.** This process, as manifested in this project, is so intimate that it ceases to be personal and becomes collective. Experimental photography techniques, along with textile interventions, remain my vehicles of expression. The images in this publication are pinhole photographs taken during October, November, and December 2023, and February 2024.

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