Hi there, nice to e-meet you!
I am Giulia, officially freelance photographer and communication
designer, unofficially a much more complex and versatile person.
I've always photographed, filmed and written stories. It
all started when I got hold of my parents' Chinese camera to film and
comment on literally everything around me – from skiers on the snowy
slopes to my mother getting out of the shower.
Having grown up in a house with more books than needles, I was
intrigued by their ability to lend form, rhythm and texture to the
immaterial. During my studies,
editorial work became one of my specialities. I often
produced the content, designed the layout, carried out the printing
and binding processes. This technical expertise allows me to approach
a publication from a global perspective while making it
unique and staying one step ahead of its development.
I am curious about things and people I do(n't) know. My body as much
as my mind need to be in action but I also value
precision and investigation. Therefore
patience.
Over the last few years, I have been conducting projects related to
the world of culture and education. Part of
it tackles important social issues such
as intersectional discrimination and the climate crisis, for which I integrate
methods and processes of human-centred design. I
constantly assess the responsibility of each project with regard to
the past, but also its impact on the present and the future. I care
about meeting my audience to confront and anchor my assumptions in
realities.
I am currently developing an educational platform in
collaboration with teachers in French-speaking Switzerland. Find out
more about the project here. I
am always eager for new collaborations, feel free to contact me!
Portfolio ↓
2022/24 — IS THERE A WOMXN?
Knowledge is a huge part of power. And school is a place of
knowledge which does not empower everyone equally. The
(non-)transmission and (non-)acquisition of particular types of
knowledge are not mere coincidences, and certainly not without
consequences. My master’s thesis,
“Breaking silence: the pedagogical tool of the now„ tackles
the under-representation of women and the silencing of ‘sensitive’
subjects in school curricula
...
Echoing numerous research studies and (inter)national reports, my
work highlights the paradoxical role played by schools as
potential agents of change but still accomplices in a patriarchal
and capitalist system. It deconstructs the myth of an apolitical
school and the consequences of the over-politicisation of
inclusive and egalitarian approaches.
The voices of many women from different origins, epochs and
professions punctuate my work. They demonstrate the systemic and
systematic nature of gender, race and class inequalities. The
relevance of an intersectional perspective that requires action
not only on knowledge and representations, but also on
relationships with the body and the use of language.
So how do we educate? Or rather, how do we fail to educate?
In the final chapter, teachers and students share their
experiences, offering a gloomy assessment of the Swiss education
system, which appears unable to meet today’s social objectives and
challenges.
These discussions quickly became opportunities for collective
reflection, and led to the conception of a new pedagogical tool.
It aims to facilitate access to other narratives to counterbalance
current representations and cease imposing them as a universal
truth.
This project is being developed in close collaboration with people
active in the field of education. More information on
huh-workshop.ch
My thesis is available in
French
and
English.
#Education #Intersectional feminism #Tools
2022 — HUH WORKSHOP
The silence imposed on the topic of systemic racism prevents its
consideration in politics, economics, research and education. Based
on quantitative and qualitative studies, this project offers a
workshop programme for education professionals on the topic of
racism in schools. Posters, flyers, a website as well as a game for
the participants were developed for this purpose.
#Education #Anti-racism #Workshops
2021 — TIPPING POINTS
Series of moving posters representing three protest movements:
Ecofeminism, Black Lives Matter and
School strike for climate. They are the translation and
echoes of voices which belong to women activists of three different
generations:
Vandana Shiva:
speech in San Telmo Museoa.
Greta Thunberg:
Montreal /
New York /
TEDxStockholm.
Alicia Garza:
Bay Area Rising.
#Animated poster #Kinetic typography #Activism
2023 — SOUTIF MON AMOUR
Book realised for the Swiss publishing house
La Joie de lire.
The dynamic and volatile layout lends intonation and rhythm to
Sophie Carquain's poems, which tackle everyday sexism. The words
mingle with
Kim Consigny's illustrations, and together they explore the space and boundaries of the page,
giving rise to a truly visual reading experience.
#Engaged poems #Teenagers #Feminism
2019 — BACK & FORTH
Back&Forth establishes a parallel between Nixons and Trumps’
speeches. It highlights the similarity of words and sentences used
in their presidential discourses despite different contexts and
periods. Songs and collages from the 1960s to the present confront
politics through imaginary dialogues, revealing the reality of tense
and resilient socio-cultural climates, both past and present.
Inside papers: Lettura. Homemade binding: glued edge on sewn
booklets.
#Edition #Archives #Politics #Music
BEAUTIFUL BERLIN
From 2016 until now I have been exploring and documenting my endless wanderings in Berlin.
2022 — METAMORPHOSES
Edition composed by 6 booklets gathered in an embossed white
satchel. Through photographs and written texts, this project is
about mental and physical illness, white walls, suspended time,
breathing, waiting, fears and fights. Texts excerpts from newspaper
articles, personal writings & photographs.
#Edition #Experimental #Intimacy]
2021 — ORDINAIRE SINGULIER: ANTIGUIDE DE BERLIN
Often overwhelmed by the ordinary and greedy for the picturesque, we
no longer know how to see. Through personal photographs and writings
and those of five great thinkers (Georges Perec, Lori Waxman, John
Berger, Susan Sontag and Matthias Zschokke) readers (re)discover the
city of Berlin. The images, trapped on the inside, urge readers to
tear out the pages and thus transform their own journey as well as
the status of the book.
Inside paper: Munken Lynx. Printed transparent wrapping paper.
Homemade binding: Fukurotoji.
#Photography #Berlin #Philosophy #Situationist International
2021 — EYES OPEN
Book realised during my internship at
Atelier Dyakova.
Eyes Open is an invitation to explore the world through photography.
Compiled by Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, it is a sourcebook
of photography ideas for kids. Twenty-three enticing projects act as
prompts to inspire a process of discovery and storytelling. Eyes
Open features photographs by young people from around the globe and
work by professional artists that demonstrates how a simple idea can
be expanded.
Photography by Ed Park.
#book #children #photography
2024 — ÉDITIONS ZOE
Book cover for Catherine Lovey's fifth book, published by
Les Éditions ZOE
#Litterature #Roman
APPROVED BY GENERATIONS X-Y-Z
#Poster #Climate justice #Feminism
2020 — STIMULUS
Publication realised in collaboration with the artist Ilgìn Uçar. In
2020, most people have been in a painful longing for not only social
but emotional exchange. While constantly confronted with (difficult)
news, the opportunities to react to it are slim. By selecting
information for each other, we eliminated our prefigured mechanisms
and created space for (re) action and most sincere expressions. The
edition isn’t a permanent one: the elastic binding allows to
reorganise, recreate and even isolate pages (to make posters). The
ebook version works as a hide and show game.
Inside papers: Copy Gloss, Recystar Nature, Munken Cream. Homemade
binding: elastic.
#Epub #News #Exchange #Mental load
2018 — MASQUES
Clip proposition for the French music group L’Impératrice.
In
collaboration with Anouk Zibault. Main actress: Lola Gregori.
Watch full clip here.
#Music clip
2023 — COLMAR MUSEUM
Exhibition panels for the Colmar Museum of Natural History and Ethnography. Part of the exhibition Dinosaurs: Prey and predators.
2019 — MOTS DITS.
How to visually transmit the variations of a spoken voice? How to
use the page as a means of punctuation? Through personal and
collective narratives, dealing in their own way with the ambiguous
notion of lightness, my memoir project is a practical experiment
seeking answers to these interrogation. Inserts printed manually
with a letterpress as well as a series of photograms punctuate the
edition.
Inside paper: Munken Lynx. Homemade binding: glued.
#Letterpress #Writings #Photograms #Lightness
URBEX
Occasional collaborations with the photo/videographer
Guillaume Prugniel.
Film documentation of urban explorations.
Video 1
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Video 2
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Video 3.
PROTÉGEONS CORSEAUX
Photography for the association
Protégeons Corseaux,
dedicated to protecting the winegrowing heritage of Corseaux, a village in Switzerland.
#Association #Environment #Vineyards
2024 — THE KNIGHTS
Visuals for The Knights albums, an independent band from Berlin.