I’m Micaela Flenda, an independent curator and producer with international experience in fashion video production and photography, a field I had the opportunity to work in, collaborating with talented international artists and photographers.

After long and detailed thought sharing with photographers and experts of the fashion field, I have decided to create a curatorial project narrating the emerging fashion photography.

In this show-case exhibition entitled This is Me Not Being You, I will approach 7 talented international photographers, extremely heterogeneous, who will face this theme with their personal aesthetic language.

The project stems from the desire to ponder the importance of a new and innovative language in the fashion photography, either personal and revolutionary, reportage-like and desecrating; a hotbed of creating energy and a mirror of the contemporary culture which is now living violent and contradictory social changes.

The exhibition will not represent only fashion photography as the expression of the contemporary style and trends but also as the voice of a young generation who is searching a new undefined and fluid identity, within a context of values crisis and transformation.

This Is Me Not Being You is inaugurating its first show-case photography exhibition in February 2016, together with the Milan Women Fashion Week: the exposing project wants to combine photography techniques with heterogeneous visions, creating a kaleidoscope showing all the facets of the contemporary fashion photography.

DATES

23rd February 2016 - vernissage on invite h.18:30 - 21:00

24th February 2016 - opening to the public h.10:00 - 20:00

25th February 2016 - opening to the public h. 10:00 - 15:00

LOCATION

SuperStudio13

Via Forcella 13, Milano, Italy

PHOTOGRAPHERS

PAOLO ZERBINI

Italy

In 2014 Paolo published his first book, Rough Ride Down South, distributed in Italy, England, France and United States.

Today Paolo exhibits in the show-case IL NUOVO VOCABOLARIO DELLA MODA ITALIANA at La Triennale in Milan.

Paolo lives in London and works regularly for publications as Numero Homme Germany, Heroine Magazine, Russian Vogue, Turkish Vogue, GQ Style, Harper's Bazaar, Out Of Order, L'Officiel Italy and VMan.

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KIKI XUE

China

Kiki participated in the project PhotoVogue in Milan for three consecutive years and wins the title of ' best author ' in the final edition: 45 Frames From PhotoVogue, Milan, 2015, Leica Galerie.

His works were recently on exhibit at Galerie Hors-Champs - Beauté: Un point de basculement, Paris.

He currently lives in Paris and collaborates with magazines like Vogue editions, Harper’s Bazaar editions, Flair Italia.

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MARIE ZUCKER

Germany

Her career begins just over that teenager in 2011 when she starts to shoot for Italian Vogue.

Marie entered actively within the collective female artists The Ardorous curated by Petra Collins.

She lives between London and Berlin and her clients include: Louis Vuitton, Vogue Italy, Vogue China, Elle Sweden, Elle Japan, L'Officiel, Purple Magazine, AnOther Magazine, TANK Magazine, Oyster Magazine.

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FELIX COOPER

United Kingdom

Felix begins his career in London and after a short time his consecration as a fashion photographer comes with great collaborations with the star-stylist Carine Rotfield.

Felix’s clients include: CR Fashion Book, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Japan, Numèro Tokyo, Novembre Magazine, GQ Style China, Wonderland Magazine, Fred Perry.

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WINTER VANDEBRINK

Netherland

After finishing his studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at Hague, Winter moves to London and begins his career as fashion and documentaries photographer.

He works closely with major magazines such as i-D , Wonderland , Roller Coaster and is also editor of the independent magazine COD ( Collection of Documentaries ).

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DAFY HAGAI

Israel

Dafy exhibits her work at Moma PS1 in New York, at MOCA in Los Angeles,at Gavirol Gallery in Tel-Aviv and at the Jaffa International Photography Festival in Jaffa.

She partecipates actively in the feminist collective The Ardorous by Petra Collins.

Dafy has two solo photo books published: Sunset, 2015 and Israeli Girls, 2014.

Her work has been featured in magazines and clients such as Dazed and Confused, i-D, Vogue, L’Officiel, Oyster, Levi’s, UNIF, Eytys.

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JAI ODELL

Australia

Jai worked with the biggest names of fashion photography such as Steven Klein, Steven Meisel and David Sims.

He currently lives between London and New York.

He works with clients as: Interview US, Vogue Uk, Dazed and Confused, i-D magazine, Hero and Heroine Magazine, Alexander Wang, Barneys, Club Monaco, Belstaff, Bergdorf Goodman and Coach.

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This Is Me Not Being You

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