"I use classical aesthetics to tell contemporary stories."
Romina Ressia is an Argentine visual artist whose staged photographs reinvent the language of classical portraiture to explore contemporary society. Drawing inspiration from Renaissance painting, Flemish portraiture, and historical imagery, she creates carefully constructed scenes in which past and present collide through unexpected and often humorous interventions.
Her distinctive visual universe is characterized by elegant compositions disrupted by contemporary objects, absurd gestures, or subtle anachronisms. Through this tension between tradition and modernity, Ressia invites viewers to question social conventions, beauty standards, identity, and the evolving values of contemporary culture.
Combining technical precision with wit and imagination, her works transform historical references into timeless reflections on human behavior. The result is a body of work that feels both familiar and unsettling, where humor becomes a powerful tool for critical observation.