Paola Idrontino is a multidisciplinary artist based in Barcelona, working as a costume, textile, and corset designer, photographer, and sound artist.
Her passion for storytelling is fused with complex textile arrangements to create costumes, sculptures, and masks inspired by grotesque and otherworldly creatures. After graduating from Central Saint Martins in London, she founded a clothing and accessories brand called Papayapie, aiming to explore innovative ways to highlight and dramatize the body’s natural silhouette. Her work has been exhibited at MACBA, Barcelona Design Museum, Barcelona Maritime Museum, Marine Sciences (CSIC), Museo Etnológico Barcelona, Centre d’Artesania de Catalunya, Ket Gallery, Centre Civico Barceloneta, Les Bernardes, Bikini Berlin, and Art Basel New York.

She has collaborated with Eugenio Recuenco, Moreno Bernardi’s (Teatro Akadèmia de Barcelona), Ex Abrupto, Jana Winderen, Wonderground Company, Marc Corominas, and Laca Films.

Her creations have been featured in a range of publications, including Condé Nast Traveler, Hi-Fructose, Divers for the Environment, Vogue, Mothmeister, Elle Serbia, and Schön Magazine.

Her love for absurd storytelling extends into her sound art, which explores alternative ways of listening.
Some of her music projects are available online at paolaidrontino.bandcamp.com and through her Linktree at https://linktr.ee/paolaidrontino. 

“When we see ourselves as part of nature, we understand that saving nature is really about saving ourselves.”