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Born in Taranto in 1993, after graduating in Cultural Heritage, Claudia Fuggetti attended the Master's degree in Photography and Visual Design at NABA, Milan. Subsequently, she graduated with honors in Digital Cultures at Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. Her works have been exhibited at Les Rencontres de la Photographie Arles (FR), Fotofestival Lenzburg (CH), Copenhagen Photo Festival (DK), Rotterdam Photo Festival (NL), PhMuseum Days (IT), Geste Paris (FR), Giovane Fotografia Italiana (IT) and MIA Fair (IT). She is also one of the 150 emerging talents in Europe for Fresh Eyes by GUP Magazine and British Journal of Photography's Edition 365 winner.

Henriette Sabroe Ebbesen (b. 1994) is an autodidact photographer and film director born in Odense, Denmark. Ebbesen is interested in the intersection between science and art. Formally educated as a medical doctor, her artworks are small science experiments on how the human body, psyche, and world in general can be visualized and interpreted, depending on the mind and eyes of the beholder. 

Ebbesen works with reflections to create surreal effects in her work: "In my work, I aim to play with the sense of reality that we relate to the photograph by distorting the objects and space within the picture frame. With these effects, I aim to surprise and confuse and leave one with the question of what is real." Conceptually her works often deal with identity and the subconscious self affected by and interrelated with the surrounding world.

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Ilir Tsouko is a visual storyteller (photography and film), was born in Albania, grew up in Athens, and is based now in Berlin and Tirana, Albania. He is working on long-term projects revolving around the perception and creation of identity with its ever-changing shapes. Ilir’s work has been published by DIE ZEIT MAGAZIN, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Arte TV among others. Ilir’s work has been exhibited at Helsinki Photo Festival, 9. f/stop - Festival für Fotografie, Humble Arts Foundation New York City, Space 52 Athens. He won the IJ4EU- Investigative Journalism for Europe in 2021.

Marcus Reinola Reistad (b. 1991) is a Norwegian artist based in Oslo, he studied at Valand Academy and Oslo National Academy of The Arts. Working with photography, video, and text his practice deals with exploring geographical and environmental narratives, masculinity, and the balance between play and violence. Reistads work has previously been shown at The 134th Autumn Exhibition, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Gallery Thomassen, Gothenburg, and 254Forest, Brussels.