Artist Lucía Pizzani originally studied as a conservation biologist, and the rich biodiverse environments of Venezuela, where she was born, continue to influence her work.
In this short film, Pizzani invites us inside her studio to see firsthand how clay, corn and other plants and seeds combine to create striking artworks that embody ancestral knowledge.
She tells us about her collaboration with the potters of El Cercado on Margarita Island, Venezuela, as well as her fascination with the image of the cocoon, which reoccurs across her films, sculptures, textiles and photography.
Lucía Pizzani is one of many artists appearing at Ancestral Knowledges: My Grandmother is my school (14–16 November 2025), a three-day symposium at Tate Modern exploring ancestral knowledge transmission and resistance: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/my-grandmother-is-my-school
Research supported by Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational in partnership with Hyundai Motor
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