CECILIA FERGERO, Argentina
Brooch Temperance
The Brooch Temperance is part of the Interior series, which consists of 30 works that together form a turning point in the artist’s life and a visible and invisible journey through her personal history. The series represents a journey from childhood to the present, marked by reflection, acceptance, maturation and, above all, forgiveness. Art is established as a space where the unconscious can speak and where memory takes material form. This brooch represents grandmothers displaced from their countries by war and hunger: figures of resilience and care, evoked through the memory of Sunday clothes and a love of plants – symbols of belonging, affection and survival.
Material: bronze, wood, ceramics, copper, fired enamel
Technique: mixed media
A teacher, jewelry designer and sculptor, born in Buenos Aires in 1979, she lives and works in San Antonio de Areco. She is a national (state-certified) drawing teacher and a professor of fine arts with specialization in sculpture (Regina Pacis Art Institute). She studied with the artist Mariana Sieldare, and since 2004 she has also been developing an independent, autodidactic practice of contemporary jewelry. Since 2007, she has taught sculpture and drawing at the Gustavo Chertudi School ("Escuela de Arte N°1 "Gustavo Chertudi") and also leads private classes in her studio. Her artistic production focuses on sculpture, drawing and contemporary jewelry. In parallel, she has carried out specific and professional training in the field of heritage protection and interventions in historic buildings and public spaces. She has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions, been selected and awarded at national salons (Berazategui, Avellaneda) and invited as a member of juries. She continues her academic education in the field communication, education and media at FASTA University.
Instagram: @cecilia.fergero
