Artist
Giulia Vanelli
Giulia Vanelli (b.1996) is an Italian photographer based in Tuscany whose work explore concepts such us memory and identity, always driven by an evocative approach. She uses symbols as a causal link between visible and invisible, capturing the most enigmatic and hidden aspect of reality. She graduated from the BA Photography at Libera Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence in 2019 after spending a schooling period at Stephen F. Austin University, Texas. In 2020 she was selected for the artistic residency at Fabrica, Benetton’s communication research center. In 2023 she was selected by the British Journal of Photography as one of the fifteen most promising emerging photographers from all over the world. Her work has been shown in group and solo exhibition in international festivals and galleries, including Fotografia Europea (Reggio Emilia, 2021), Galerie Joseph Le Palais (Paris, 2022) and 1014 Gallery (London, 2022). In 2024 her first book The Season has been published by Witty Books.
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling explores the human condition through the difficult process of steppingoutside of one’s comfort zone. The mind often struggles with change, erecting naturalbarriers and experiencing discomfort in never experienced situations. Unconsciously, we make sure to remain anchored to the starting point, in a known cone shadow that prevents us from betting on ourselves.
These difficulties generate great fear, lay the foundations for a bad development of one’s self-perception and therefore prevent self-esteem. At that point we believe only in the negative perception that the community sends us, convinced we have no value in an absolute sense.
The identity that is attributed to us gets into the part to the point that it does not matter how much you try to escape far: it follows us like a shadow.
Until the day when a doubt arises: are the others really hindering our path or are we the ones who have chosen to live at the boundaries of our potential? Who really drew the line?
Anna Adamo (b. 1991) develops new imagery with projects rooted in the underground scene, with reference to punk/hardcore music and the DIY ethos, ethnographic observations of the subcultures that inhabit it, the presence of human beings, group dynamics and the intimate relationships that ensue.
Giorgio Di Noto (b. 1990) investigates the relationship between visual languages and printing processes which he also strengthens through discussions with experts from various knowledge sectors. In this way, his projects not only emphasise visual experimentation but also contextualise the visual in the analysis of contemporary life.
Giulia Vanelli (b. 1996) explores ideas of memory and identity in photography, developing imagery guided by an evocative approach. He uses symbols as a causal link between the visible and the invisible, capturing the most enigmatic and hidden aspects of reality.
Ivo Sekulovski (b. 1992) questions notions like culture and identity, often altering the function of objects and their purpose. His work lies between the realms of documentary and staged photography, the real and the virtual, mixing photography and installation-based work and practices of recombination with the appropriation of 3D images.
Lucrezia Zanardi (b.1994) investigates individual and collective perception and mnemonic practices in archival research and materials. The corporeality of photography and the tactile sensations that derive from it are essential for the elaboration of his practice, which takes shape in works presented as installations.