Not About Death

• Prize
• Photographer
  Romina Ressia, Argentina
• Studio
  Romina Ressia

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.

• 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