Lasagna, torta, Milanese with French fries, pizza, avocado, picada, ice cream and empanadas.
It could be part of a restaurant menu but, far from that, they are some of the models of
earrings, pendants
and
key chains
that
Sabrina Curcio
proposes .
What this visual artist offers in her catalog is much more than jewelry, they are mini sculptures that have to do with her history, that of her clients and, in general, with the gastronomic and affective culture of Argentine society.
And that is what Sabrina is looking for: to rescue, in the form of jewelry, dishes that identify us, flavors that take us back to loved ones, to childhood, to the happiness found in those simple things.
The venture, which he called "
Yo aquelarre
", was born in 2018 with the aim of including art in his daily life.
Little by little it became a full time job.
All the steps for these polymer clay and surgical steel miniatures to reach their destination are on their own: design, production, contact with customers and even shipping.
"Food evokes moments in our history," said Sabrina Curcio. Photo courtesy Yo Aquelarre.
a world of sensations
Sabrina is 24 years old, lives in Glew and is a visual arts teacher specializing in pigment.
"I wanted that, in some way, what I represent
evokes a range of sensations in the person
," she explained to
Clarín
.
And it was in that framework that she decided on food and drinks.
Sabrina Curcio, the creator of Yo Aquelarre.
Photo courtesy.
According to her, "food dialogues with our senses, evokes moments in our history and we can connect with it in much simpler ways."
It is not just about nutrition: some dishes are impregnated with deep emotions and bring us closer to love, family, friends and even people who are no longer there.
The meals of grandmother, mothers, fathers and other representatives of the family are thus immortalized in the form of an accessory with a unique emotional charge.
“Many times you are what you eat or what you consume.
And the function of art is to show what happens in a society.
From my small place I take the opportunity to exhibit the things that represent the Argentines”, said Curcio.
What represents us, according to its best-selling rings, are
the milanesas (with everything: mashed potatoes, salad, fries) and pizza
.
The pizzas, another of the successes of Yo Aquelarre.
Photo courtesy Yo Aquelarre.
The entrepreneur gets involved with her work to such an extent that her clients always "tell her how they are traversed by the designs they commission."
“That is why I have the option of personalized orders
enabled
, that is, of food that I do not have in the store.
When they commission me they always tell me a story.
Once I made a milanesita with light blue puree because the grandmother who ordered it from me made colored puree for her when she was a girl and she received it at her house, ”she recalled.
Favorites
Some time ago,
Lali Espósito
presented an Argentine classic par excellence on the Spanish program El Hormiguero: “
el viajero
”.
What is it about?
From the improvised container that usually takes the
Fernet with Coca
from hand to hand.
"The traveler", a national classic.
Photo courtesy Yo Aquelarre.
Sabrina (on Instagram, @yo.aquelarre) wanted to make this model since she started the business, but she couldn't find all the necessary materials.
To her it is simply “the cut bottle”, her new favorite.
“When I made the first one, which was for a client, I ended up keeping it and made another one for her.
There is nothing that touches me more closely: the corner with the kids, the marches, the concentrations and all that so familiar, ”she explained.
For her, they are rings, it is drink, but also identity: "If there is something that makes me even proud of the soul, it is being a suburban, the suburbs are a land rich in creations with the vision that only the neighborhood can give you."
Cornstarch alfajores that evoke the family.
Photo courtesy Yo Aquelarre.
Why did your new favorite displace pizza rings or sausages and mash?
"Because the cut bottle came to kick everything, with all the land and the street that you load when you put on what
projects where you come from
," she concluded.
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