“Be careful sweetheart, that’s a book. We take care of our books.” Is a mantra that every child hears. Which makes the work of Ekaternina Panikanova all the more compelling. Using a mixture of installation, collage, and painting, artist Ekaterina Panikanova creates paintings across old book and random sheets of paper. Born in St. Petersburg in 1975, Panikanova graduated at the top of her class from the Academy of Fine Arts and was subsequently given a studio to work from for five years. She now lives and works in Rome. Much of what you see, was from her second ever solo show Un, due, tre, fuoco at z2o Galleria earlier this year, and if you’d like to see more, check out her website. 
