Illustrator Mara Cerri Discusses Career and New Comic Collaboration in Artribune Interview

Artribune magazine has published an interview with Italian illustrator Mara Cerri, exploring her artistic practice and recent projects. Cerri, born in Pesaro in 1978, is recognized for her distinctive visual language blending dream and memory. She has published with major Italian publishers including Einaudi, Mondadori, Orecchio Acerbo, and Coconino, and maintains a long-standing collaboration with filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher. The interview reveals her background in animation at Urbino's Scuola del Libro, where she co-created hand-painted short films with Magda Guidi. Cerri discusses challenges facing Italian illustrators, including economic constraints and project fragmentation, while acknowledging valuable professional exchanges in Italy. She also addresses her connection to other Urbino-trained artists like Roberto Catani, Simone Massi, and Ale Baronciani. The article highlights a new comic collaboration with Frédéric Debomy about Marilyn Monroe, created specifically for Artribune, following previous collaborative works such as the graphic adaptation of Elena Ferrante's 'L'Amica Geniale' with Chiara Lagani.