Ornella Orlandini (1980) has a degree in educational sciences from the university of Turin (IT), with a thesis in anthropology, and is currently studying and practising shamanism. She is a photographer who focuses her artistic research on the themes of the development of the Self, related to the environment and Nature.
Her research is connected to her personal journey of self-awareness and feminine awareness and adopts a performative method: she integrates theoretical research into themes with practical experiential exploration. Her photographic works result from her artistic process, which includes intimate performances and self-portraiture.
She is currently working on a trilogy on consciousness, from a feminine perspective, through which she investigates possible ways for a renewed harmonious relationship with Nature.
Education history
University of Turin, BA in Pedagogy and Antrophology, 1999-2003
European Institut of Design, Master of Photography, 2005
Mentoring with Simona Ghizzoni, 2021
Curatorial Lab by Yogurt, 2023-2024
Selected group exhibitions
2025, Cultural Loops, SOV gallery, Berlin
2025, Wert eines Ortes, organized by Treptow Atelier e. V., Kulturhaus, Berlin
2025, Contemporary Faces, SOV gallery, Berlin
2024, Subliminalia, Neurotitan gallery, Berlin
2021, Don't try this at home, Treptow Atelier, Berlin
2020, Down by the river, Treptow Atelier, Berlin
2020 Trascendance, Galerie Ménil', Paris
2019 Metamorphosis, Raum Fuer drastichen Massnahmen, Berlin 2018 Opdagelser, Galleri Heike Arndt DK, Kettinge
2018 Fresh Legs, Galleri Heike Arndt Berlin, Berlin
2018 Alchemia, Enter Art Foundation at Malina gallery, Berlin
2017 49 Contemporary Artists, Enter Art Foundation at Kantgarage, Berlin 2016 Kunst am Spreeknie Art Festival, Berlin
2015 Erfüllbare Träume? Italienerinnen in Berlin. Sogni realizzabili? Italiane a Berlino, curated by Rete Donne e.V., Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Berlin 2014 Adriatic Project coast to coast, SI Fest, Savignano sul Rubicone
2012 The Photography interprets Italia 150, OGR, Turin
2011 The Photography interprets Italia 150, Piedmont region at Artissima, Turin
2011 Turin Heart, Museo della Resistenza, TurinCollectiv