Artist
Angelina Vernetti
Angelina Vernetti (* 1993 in Lüneburg, DE) lives and works as a freelance photographer in Berlin. Her focus is on portraiture, fashion and art. She works e.g. in editorial for magazines like Der SPIEGEL and GEO Magazine, photographs commissioned art for architectural firms or teaches fashion photography at the Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle. For documentary long term projects Angelina researches and photographs socially relevant but underrepresented topics.
For example, her works tell of the socio-cultural effects of the birth control pill (SMILE EFFEKT, 2020) and of beauty ideals and their consequences (EVERY BODY, 2022). In 2020 she graduated with a bachelor's degree in documentary photography at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover.
EVERY BODY
Her focuses are also reflected in the photo project EVERY BODY. Angelina Vernetti plans her photo project EVERY BODY as a utopian narrative of feasible beauty ideals that reflect the majority of society and enable a life of greater satisfaction. "My work portrays women and their stories," says the young photographer. "It tells about fears, desires, doubts, discipline and happiness."
SMILE EFFEKT
Every second woman in Germany takes the birth control pill. Manufacturers convey the image of a «Lifestyle product»: better skin, beautiful hair, less weight, separating sexuality from fertility. However, side effects include a tendency towards a decreasing hormonal contraception. As common as the drug it is, its socio-cultural status and health effects are rarely consciously discussed.
Daniel Chatard deals with the power dynamics and effects of lignite extraction in the Rhineland, examining the decades-long influence that energy company RWE has had on villages threatened by these industries.
Natalia Kepesz moved to Germany from Poland twenty years ago. She photographed Polish military camps for children, questioning why people in her country of birth love to play war and romanticise it so much in the process.
Josh Kern uses photography to tell stories that are full of drama, looking for hidden hooks to give his work a starting point. His selected project is about the positive relationship he shares with his girlfriend Asli – a topic he chose when wondering if so much positivity is healthy.
Angelina Vernetti sees her photo project EVERY BODY as a utopian narrative of realisable ideals of beauty, whilst SMILE EFFEKT examines the socio-cultural status of the birth control pill in Germany.
Tamara Eckhardt’s projects deal mainly with marginalised social groups – with a particular focus on documenting adolescence. She strives to shed light on her protagonists, whom she follows for months in the making of a project.