ArtMeant* Project

How did photography became part of your life? What is your story in this field?

I’ve always been very sensitive, intuitive, and drawn to art forms that move senses, works that make me feel and vibrate. But early on, I realized I wasn’t good at expressing this. While I had a vivid imagination, translating it onto paper, music or else frustrated me, my impatience got the better of me.

Over time, through collages, collecting art, and exploring with curiosity, I discovered I was drawn to visual arts. I realized my way of creating was by capturing what I saw through my own eyes.

The camera became the tool that allowed me to frame the world in a way that expressed what I felt. Years later, a friend, a photographer, encouraged me to get a proper camera. I did, and that opened a new world for me. I began exploring, traveling, telling stories through images: sometimes human, sometimes witty, sometimes purely for the beauty I found.

During Covid, when the world paused and travel stopped, I struggled to find inspiration. That’s when I turned inward, exploring what was around me with a more minimalist, graphic eye, playing with light, contrast, and framing. That period also led me to photographing a posing woman: it started in Basel, when friends were pregnant and had no keepsakes of that moment. We did a shoot, and the result was moving, those photos became precious to her, hence to me.

What is the narrative behind your work? What does nature mean to you?

After that first shoot, I continued exploring with the same sense of minimalism and aesthetics, especially in portraits and nudes. My work often reflects themes of feminism, though I’d like it to expand beyond gender, towards anyone seeking a sense of self and belonging.

Nature plays a central role for me. I see it as a powerful stage, offering shapes, textures, colors and contrasts that endlessly inspire me. I’m drawn to landscapes that feel unexpected, yet deeply human. I think of nature and humanity as one: the same elements, the same energies, mirroring each other.

I often seek to capture contrasts between strength and fragility, tension and harmony. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don’t, but the process of trying is what keeps me going.

What excites you the most in a single frame?

Straightaway: it’s always the feeling I get when I look at the frame. It’s about visual balance, when everything flows: the elements, the colors, the mood. It’s very intuitive, sometimes a still, quiet image speaks to me; other times, a chaotic, bustling scene does. Nature, city, posed, candid, it doesn’t matter. When it clicks, I feel complete.

Among all your photo shoots, which ones have had the most impact on you or are the most unforgettable?

In this type of photography, my first shoot and the one shown here at Galerie Sechs stand out. Then first was special because it allowed me to explore something new, nude photography, in a safe, very intimate setting. It opened my eyes to its emotional depth and vulnerability.The shoot exhibited here was also unforgettable. It took place in Chios, a place connected with personal stories about war and peace, hate and love, frustration and liberation. The location was powerful, and the shoot was completely unplanned yet it turned into one of my strongest collections. Curating those photos taught me a lot about cohesion and storytelling. I might look back and think differently, but for now, it feels like my best work.

What are your current and upcoming projects?

I’m currently working on a book it’s a completely new process for me, and it will take more time than I thought. But I’m excited! It explores the theme of islands, what they evoke: the sea, the salt, the struggle, the untamed nature and the unique spirit of islanders. I’m drawn to the underlying tensions, between freedom and isolation, the open mind and the enclosed land.. The more I work

on it, the more I uncover layers, so it’s turning into a complex, but deeply rewarding creative journey.

I also have a portfolio titled Desolate, a collection of poetic, almost haunting images captured in harsh, hostile landscapes. I’d love to exhibit it someday.

Most importantly, now that I’ve visited incredible places, I’m dreaming of returning with a vision: to shoot in those locations with models, figures that help capture the contrast, the scale. Anna, and I had a little one 3.5 years ago, and have been since spotting incredible locations and ideas for shoots.

If I ever get the chance to bring those ideas to life or even go beyond what I imagine, it would be incredible.