The Book of Imaginary Beings
This Anglo-Argentine project is inspired by the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges and his Book of Imaginary Beings (in Spanish, El libro de los seres imaginarios). The book contains brief descriptions of 120 beasts from mythology and folklore, including creatures that may be quite familiar to us (like unicorns and hippogriffs) and others that may not be (like the monkey of the inkpot and the tigers of Annam).
In March 2021, art and design students from Cambridge School of Art and Universidad Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, teamed up to create collages of the imaginary beings constructed from public domain images. We hope to extend this project in 2021/22 towards a book and exhibitions in both territories.

Milagros Bogo

Diana Adriano

Rocio Staneika

Victoria Medina

Mara Lecoiu

Luke Nash

Giuliana Lauria

Chelsea Man

Nikita Leigh

The Fairies
Agustina Zabalegui

Joanne Fu

The Mandrake
Amy Phongtar

The Nymph
Sofia Boccadoro

The Cheshire Cat
Candela Kalipciyan

Mo Babalola

Robyn McCurdy

Abtu and Anet
Milagros Ruiz Berruti

Amy England