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Not About Death

  • Prize
    Gold in Press/Other
  • Photographer
    Romina Ressia, Argentina

As many other children, I have grown with the ideal of omnipotence, beauty, physical and
supernatural powers.
This project explores how we stand faced to the real world, as individuals, with the
baggage we bring, which has been inculcated to us through cartoons, comics and fictional
characters throughout our childhood. It explores how strongly those values and beliefs
have been incorporated into the collective memory.
Story behind Superman:
That wednesday (a tall man) Nestor was impeccably dressed, in a grey suit. He is a 75
years old man, widower since 2 years ago after having been married for 41 years. Losing
the partner of his life made him to realize that he must do something to continue, and
that was how he discovered the passion about acting & singing. He is a very polite man,
and his energy is admirable. He enjoys working, more for fun than for money.
Story behind Snow White:
The day of the shooting, Cornelia was celebrating her 94th birthday. She traveled 500km to
celebrate that day in Buenos Aires, with almost 50 relatives.
She arrived with Pilar, her granddaughter. Mother of 12 children, having lost 6 of them,
she grew up in the countryside and has had a strong life. However, she keeps such a great
attitude & sense of humour. She is that kind of people who makes you to realize how
beautiful life is.
Story behind Wonder Woman:
I met Virginia 8 years ago, when she started taking care of Lorenzo, my godson. Now she is
like his grandmother.
Mother of two sons and married for almost 40 years,she came to Buenos Aires at her 15.
Since that moment she never stopped work. I knew she would be happy to do this
photographs, she is so smily and funny person; always ready to help and really she knows
how to enjoy Life.

Born in 1981 in Argentina, in a small town near to Buenos Aires, I have studied Photography, Fashion Photography, Art Direction & Scenery in different places including The Theatre Colon.
My work has been exhibited in Milan, Buenos Aires & New York. And it is repressented by galleries in more than 60 countries.
A classical influence can be identified in most of my projects but it is taken precisely to represent modern issues, how do they affect to society nowadays and how other atemporal issues are managed today. It is the way I use to represent how people is touched by the changing world in which we live.

Awards LAURENT MARTHALER GALLERY - Zurich 2015

Colective Exhibition "Zurich Introduction" at Laurent Marthaler Gallery from may 5th, 2015

ARCADIA CONTEMPORARY GALLERY - New York 2015

Colective Exhibition "Celebrating women artists" at Arcadia Contemporary (Soho) from april 23rd to may 20th, 2015

ARUSHA GALLERY - Edinburgh 2015

Solo Show at Arusha Gallery "HIDE & SEEK: Exploring Modern Identities" from March 19th to april 10th, 2015

LEICA GALLERY - Milan 2015

Colective Exhibition curated by Leica & Vogue Italia from Apr 22nd to May 10th, 2015

ARCADIA CONTEMPORARY GALLERY - New York 2015

Colective Exhibition "Winter Selections" at Arcadia Contemporary (Soho) from Jan 2nd to mar 17th, 2015

ARUSHA GALLERY - Edinburgh 2014
Colective Exhibition Midsummer Night at Arusha Gallery from June 25th to July 31st 2014

TEPLICE SPA - Czech Republic 2014
Colective Exhibition curated by Photo Annual Awards - June 2014

POWERHOUSE ARENA - New York 2013
Colective Exhibition curated by the New York Photo Festival - From February 4th to March 1st of 2013

10 CORSO COMO MILANO 2012 - A Glimpse at Photo Vogue Milan
Colective Exhibition curated by Vogue Italia
From July 19th to August 10th of 2012

CONVIVIO 2012 - Red Lipstick Milan
Organized by Vogue Italia & MAC Cosmetics - From June 8th to June 12th of 2012

CENTRO CULTURAL BORGES 2012 - Feel Fashion
Solo Exhibition - From March 1st to March 30th of 2012

VOGUE Fashion Night Out 2011 -Watch & Click Milan
Organized by Vogue Italia - From September 7th to September 9th of 2011

FOTOCLUB BOCA 2011 - Misterio y Soledad
Solo Exhibition - From September 6th to September 25th of 2011