Contino Ariamna (b. 1984 Cuba) Ariamna Contino’s work is based on the ritualistic and extremely meticulous technique of “openwork paper”. Her procedure, whose origin can be found in the tradition of engraving, contrasts with the themes she deals with: they are related to controversial and paradigmatic phenomena that can be found in the dense plot of the socio-political reality of the contemporary world. She is seduced to investigate conflicts and issues that are tangential to the narratives currently defended by contemporary states within their self-conceptualizations. From the analysis of statistics and data of all kinds, he develops demanding investigations that he generally approaches from a transdisciplinary perspective: chemistry, quantum physics, anthropology, sociology, materials technology, biology, history, geopolitics, art history, linguistics, among other fields of encyclopedic knowledge. In his imaginary we can identify as core themes the “narco-aesthetics”, the illegal trafficking of substances, goods and people, the underwater economies of Latin America, the trade of classified information, among others. Recently, he has approached interstitial zones between the natural world and contemporary culture. From there he ventures into sharp approaches to national identity.
