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PORTFOLIO - Anita Scianò: Photographing female martyrs

PORTFOLIO – Anita Scianò: Photographing female martyrs

In her series Agiografie, the Italian artist Anita Scianò constructs a narrative of the martyrdom of ten women sacrificed for their liberal opinions and independent thought.

Agata, From the series Agiografie, 2019 © Anita Scianò

Embellished with bits of lace, flower petals, dabs of paint, and scraps of fabric, these curious and precious Polaroids celebrate the “spiritual strength of a few selected female figur...

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