Born in Italy in 1971, Paola Pivi's artistic practice is diverse and enigmatic. Commingling the familiar with the alien, Pivi often works with commonly identifiable objects which are modified to introduce a new scale, material or color, challenging the audience to change their point of view. Animals are often cast as protagonists in Pivi's world. She draws upon their perceived characteristics and instills them with human mannerisms. In Pivi's art, Polar bears practice yoga, hang from trapezes, and engage with one another. Sprouting multicolored feathers, the artworks are both life-sized and miniaturized as baby bears. Spanning sculpture, video, photography, performance and installation, Pivi's practice trespasses perceived limits to make possible what before seemed impossible. Zebras frolic in the arctic, goldfish fly on airplanes, and in her 2012 Public Art Fund installation, a Piper Seneca airplane was lifted on its wingtips and installed to constantly rotate forward.

Born in Italy in 1971, Paola Phoebe's artistic practice is diverse and mysterious, combining the familiar with the unfamiliar. By transforming recognizable objects into new sizes, materials, or colors, Phoebe offers the viewer a new perspective. Animals are often the protagonists of her work, and Phoebe transforms their characteristics into human attitudes or behaviors. In Phoebe's work, polar bears do yoga, hang on trapeze, or socialize with each other. Covered in colorful feathers, they are either life-size or scaled down to the size of cubs. Moving between sculpture, video, photography, performance, and installation, Phoebe's work pushes perceived limits, making possible what previously seemed impossible. Zebras frolic in the Arctic, goldfish fly in airplanes, and in a 2012 Public Art Fund installation, a Piper Seneca airplane was lifted by its wingtips and set to rotate continuously.