Art is Oxygen

My work is a body that breathes, denounces and embraces.
Art is my home, my language, my truth.
I photograph the real to resist indifference.

Who Am I?

I am a visual artist with deep roots in photography, the daughter of a photographer, born within the light of the image. I have traversed different artistic languages -- from sculpture to drawing, from glass to the stage -- only to return to photography as the most authentic and necessary form of expression.

My work explores identity, the body, truth and the imperfect beauty of things. I have produced thousands of images, self-portraits, symbolic visions and thematic series.

I recognize myself in my artistic signature, BNNRRB. It is my social security number, they stuck it on me, and I have always used it as a sign of identity and reversal.

Artistic activity and awards

Artistic collaborations with Tito Presi for the creation of light sculptures and lamps, with an exhibition at the Malaspina Castle in Massa (“Il Trasformismo”, Among the most significant exhibitions)

Participation as Madonnara in national and international events (1998-2010)

Author of over 10. 000 photographs published on Flickr

Finalist at Combat Prize 2014

ArtCafé Prize - The War to Come. Participation in the exhibition “Coscienza Negata” on themes of violence and rights (Memorial Day 2017)

Photography selected by “Totally Lost” for mapping totalitarianism in Europe

Runner-Up Winner at Huawei Next-Image Awards 2018, Face section.

Participation in ParisPhoto 2018 (Team Huawei)

VIP Pass #FashionFlair #Huawei #DressCodeChallenge 

Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA) 2022 – Category: Fine Art / Other, for the work titled “Monologue of a Woman - Dissolution” View Award on IPA 

Education

High School Diploma in Interior Design
Istituto d’Arte “F. Palma”, Massa (1989/90) — Grade: 52/60
Bachelor’s Degree in Scenography
Accademia di Belle Arti, Carrara (1995/96) — Grade: 110 cum laude / 110
Postgraduate Didactic Course (COBASLID)
First Year (2005/06) and Second Year (2006/07), including teaching certification for Art Education (middle schools) and History of Art & Geometrical Drawing (high schools) — Final grade: 58/60