Irene Rezzonico (Aachen, Germany 1946) studied Drawing in Germany. In 1965 she decided to emigrate to Italy to complete her studies there and also started her artistic career there. In the 1980s and 1990s, a long stay in Arizona allowed her to come into contact with the culture and history of the Hopi Indians. The artist's work has always expressed the problems of minorities. Part of her works are dedicated to the Hopi people and then she moved on to an interpretation of the world of the deaf, as well as tackling themes related to violence and finally the theme of nature protection. This last theme in particular has given rise to a cycle of glass, sculptural works of natural persons, plants and animals, often exotic, but above all with a risk of extinction. A work as a symbol of hope and struggle such as that of the Armadillo as her favorite subject. A gentle, long-lived animal that is very important to the ecosystem in which it lives and is defenseless despite its characteristic robust shell.
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