This Is Me Not Being You

<p> 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.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 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.</p> <p>  </p> <p> In this show-case exhibition entitled <em>This is Me Not Being You</em>, I will approach 7 talented international photographers, extremely heterogeneous, who will face this theme with their personal aesthetic language.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 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.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 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.</p> <p>  </p> <p> <em>This Is Me Not Being You </em>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.  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>DATES</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> 23rd February 2016 - vernissage on invite h.18:30 - 21:00</p> <p> 24th February 2016 - opening to the public h.10:00 - 20:00</p> <p> 25th February 2016 - opening to the public h. 10:00 - 15:00</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>LOCATION</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> SuperStudio13</p> <p> Via Forcella 13, Milano, Italy</p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>PHOTOGRAPHERS</strong></p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>PAOLO ZERBINI</strong></p> <p> Italy</p> <p> In 2014 Paolo published his first book, <em>Rough Ride Down South</em>, distributed in Italy, England, France and United States.</p> <p> Today Paolo exhibits in the show-case IL NUOVO VOCABOLARIO DELLA MODA ITALIANA at La Triennale in Milan.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 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.</p> <p> <img alt="Paolo_04-1450173180" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260676/Paolo_04-1450173180.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>KIKI XUE</strong></p> <p> China</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> His works were recently on exhibit at Galerie Hors-Champs - Beauté: Un point de basculement, Paris.</p> <p>  </p> <p> He currently lives in Paris and collaborates with magazines like Vogue editions, Harper’s Bazaar editions, Flair Italia.</p> <p> <img alt="1f63d38b-9977-43ea-bcb7-d25b5cc48f55-1450109633" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260460/1f63d38b-9977-43ea-bcb7-d25b5cc48f55-1450109633.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>MARIE ZUCKER </strong></p> <p> Germany</p> <p> Her career begins just over that teenager in 2011 when she starts to shoot for Italian Vogue.</p> <p> Marie entered actively within the collective female artists <em>The Ardorous</em> curated by Petra Collins.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 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.</p> <p> <img alt="11-1450109584" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260454/11-1450109584.png"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>FELIX COOPER </strong></p> <p> United Kingdom</p> <p> 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.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Felix’s clients include: CR Fashion Book, Dazed &amp; Confused, Vogue Japan, Numèro Tokyo, Novembre Magazine, GQ Style China, Wonderland Magazine, Fred Perry.</p> <p> <img alt="Fc_02_006-1450173487" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260678/FC_02_006-1450173487.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>WINTER VANDEBRINK</strong></p> <p> Netherland</p> <p> 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.</p> <p>  </p> <p> He works closely with major magazines such as i-D , Wonderland , Roller Coaster and is also editor of the independent magazine COD ( <em>Collection of Documentaries </em>).</p> <p> <img alt="05-1450109415" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260447/05-1450109415.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>DAFY HAGAI</strong></p> <p> Israel</p> <p> 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.</p> <p> She partecipates actively in the feminist collective <em>The Ardorous</em> by Petra Collins.</p> <p> Dafy has two solo photo books published: <em>Sunset</em>, 2015 and <em>Israeli Girls</em>, 2014.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Her work has been featured in magazines and clients such as Dazed and Confused, i-D, Vogue, L’Officiel, Oyster, Levi’s, UNIF, Eytys.</p> <p> <img alt="1093809-1450109431" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260448/1093809-1450109431.jpg"></p> <p>  </p> <p>  </p> <p> <strong>JAI ODELL</strong></p> <p> Australia</p> <p> Jai worked with the biggest names of fashion photography such as Steven Klein, Steven Meisel and David Sims.</p> <p> He currently lives between London and New York.</p> <p>  </p> <p> 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.</p> <p> <img alt="1373_her_03h_jo_20141122_23_hnld_shot03_220_rgb-1450173587" src="https://d3v4jsc54141g1.cloudfront.net/uploads/project_image/image/260679/1373_HER_03H_JO_20141122_23_HNLD_SHOT03_220_RGB-1450173587.jpg"></p>