CRISTOFORI
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
PITTSBURGH, PA
MY PRACTICE
I am an interdisciplinary artist primarily focused in installation and printing. My work depicts the experiences of a young woman faced with extreme circumstances seeking an explanation for the unexplainable. Through an introspective feminist lens, I explore identity through analyzing my personal experiences and traumas. Growing up Italian-American, I depict my torn relationship with religion through the use of satire to redefine traditional religious imagery. Often self-portraits, these religious icons serve as vessels to process my experiences. These works focus on the celebration and analysis of oneself rather than a fixed set of ideals. Throughout my practice, I have utilized a wide variety of found materials and have put an emphasis on altering found objects and work to create completely recycled installation work. I consider the alterations of these found objects a physical representation of the analysis I do of myself while I depict my experiences through my work.