ELVIRA CIBOTTI
Precious? / Argentina
I have always been an avid observer of my surroundings. The impressions and feelings embossed in my mind have made me feel the need to talk about how I see and feel the world around me. Through jewelry, I have found a way to express myself and evoke what really matters to me. In that way, bodies work as the framework that carry my thoughts and spread my message.
In an attempt to make my process more personal a few years ago, I started to look for another material. My first choice was paper. I wanted to re-signify those images and articles that would be discarded, give them a second life.
And that is how recycled paper became my main material. Each layer of paper contributes to give strength, color and shape to the piece. While joining the coats, I can’t stop thinking that, similar to my pieces, humans are more fragile alone than together. And as a community, we can achieve so much more.

Work
Experience
Jewelry Studies
Contemporary Jewelry design at Gaby Horvat’s Studio Argentina
Workshops
Questions of Jewelry, Caroline Broadhead
Creative processes, Nuria Marques
Memories of a garment on the body, Rodrigo Acosta
Exhibitions
2021
Beauty and Wonder, jewelry Curator Luis Acosta. Context Gallery . Spain
8M Woman’s Day Online Exhibition Joyeros Argentinos
Painful Hope Alliages. France.
2020
Antivirus. Tincal Lab Quarantine Challenge Online Exhibition, Portugal
Postcards from the Edges Window Gallery Central Saint Martins, curator Caroline Broadhead. United Kingdom.
From the Workshop… There is Something that Needs to be Told Online Exhibition, Joyeros Argentinos
2019
Collectiva Meeting International Exhibition Collectiva. Portugal
Alliages, Legacy Award Espace Solidor. France
Eloquence of paper Curator Luis Acosta. Galerie Caractère. Switzerland. Lalabeyou and Context Galleries Spain
Publications
2021 New Bracelets: 400+ Contemporary Jewelry Designs.
Nicolas Estrada
Awards
2018 Third mention of the jury
Vecinos 2st Latin American Biennial of Contemporary Jewelry
Argentina
2018 First prize of the Jury Territoriale
A jewel of a Lake Cominelli Foundation Italy
Text & pictures provided by the artist
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