Artist
Alice Zanin is a self-taught artist who has found her voice through the exploration of sculpture and papier-mâché. Her expressive research has evolved over time. She began with painting and later focused on papier-mâché, a material that allows her to freely express her creativity without limits. Her works are characterized by meticulous attention to detail, creating a magical and surreal relationship with the viewer.
Works
Alice Zanin’s sculptures are distinguished by the representation of light, stylized animals. The artist gives her subjects an almost ethereal quality, as if they were weightless and without a clearly defined form. This artistic choice reflects not only an aesthetic vision but also a deeper meaning. Lightness becomes a symbol of freedom and transformation. The animals turn into metaphors for the human condition—fragile yet powerful in their essence.
Pan-go-demic
Pan-go-demic depicts a pangolin enclosed inside a plexiglass case. Above it hangs a pink face mask, an immediately recognizable element charged with meaning. The composition is essential yet striking. The animal appears isolated, observed, protected, and at the same time imprisoned.
The pangolin becomes a symbol of assigned blame. The pink mask alludes to the Covid-19 pandemic and to the responsibility unfairly attributed to this species. The transparent case amplifies the sense of distance and separation, turning the work into a reflection on fear, control, and vulnerability. Papier-mâché, fragile by nature, reinforces the contrast between delicacy and symbolic weight.
Conclusioni Pan-go-demic
With Pan-go-demic, Alice Zanin addresses a theme of strong contemporary relevance and emotional impact. The pangolin becomes a metaphor for sacrificed innocence and for fragility exposed to human judgment. The work invites the viewer to question mechanisms of blame, isolation, and protection, bringing the natural world and the human world into dialogue within a critical and deeply contemporary vision.