THE COMEL AWARD FINALISTS

Maria Elena Bonet

Minsk, BELARUS / Sant’Elia Fiumerapido (FR), ITALY
www.maria-bonet.com

THE COMEL AWARD FINALISTS

Maria Elena Bonet

Minsk, BELARUS / Sant'Elia Fiumerapido (FR), ITALY
www.maria-bonet.com
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Maria Elena Bonet is a multidisciplinary artist whose path explores themes of transition, historical continuity, and personal freedom. Born in Minsk in 1986, and having studied design and photography at the Belarusian State Art Academy, Maria honed her skills under the guidance of mentors like Albert Tsehanovich and Andrei Voskresenski. Since 2007, she has specialized in analog photography and alternative photographic techniques, such as gum bichromate, in-process, and cyanotype. Recognized for her dedication and innovation, Maria has created over ten art projects and exhibited extensively across Europe. Lives and works between Italy and Poland.

ARTWORK IN CONTEST

13° Bozzolo, 2024

SCULPTURE - Assembly of aluminium, natural fibers, leaves, and roots
50 x 100 x 50 cm

The work 13° Bozzolo by Maria Elena Bonet characterizes the counterpoint between randomness and design, which alludes to the vital forces of existence in a sign of symbolic naturalism. An aluminium egg, with a vague alchemical reference, is placed in the center of a hollow root, symbolizing life’s hidden and mysterious perfection.

AWARDS

SPECIAL MENTION OF THE JURY 2024

With the following motivation:

The counterpoint between randomness and idealistic drive characterizes the work of the Belarusian artist Maria Elena Bonet, part of the project “Tu sei il giardino” (You are the garden), in which, in the sign of a symbolic realism, she seems to interpret the vitalistic secret of nature. An aluminum egg, with a vague alchemical reference, is placed in the center of a hollow root, symbolizing the hidden and mysterious perfection of the world.