My Body is not an Apology, Patrizia Biondi (#013)

My Body is not an Apology, 2021
Patrizia Biondi
37cmW x 30cmH x 10cmD
Cardboard, Paint

Check out Patrizia's work on Instagram @patrizia_biondi_artist

Patrizia Biondi is a Sydney-based, multi-disciplinary visual artist working predominantly with salvaged resources. Her creative processes involve the labour-intensive transmutation of recovered materials such as paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and ceramics, by cleaning, treating, painting, cutting, sanding, pulping, assembling, constructing and varnishing the salvaged elements.
By recovering supplies that were discarded as useless and transforming them into collectible art objects, Patrizia questions how society assigns value.
This enquiry is driven by a concern about contemporary life being totally under the dominance of neoliberal values, which are directly related to environmental damage, individualism, the dissolution of community and the current global crisis of empathy.
Patrizia grew up in Italy during the seminal 1970s - years of fear, uncertainty, upheaval and monumental socio-political changes brought about by social unrest and terrorism. This upbringing engendered a formative awareness of societal issues, a cognisance which later became the core of her artistic practise.
Patrizia is a currently undertaking a PhD in Visual Arts at the University of Sydney, Australia.