
I see within dialogue a central point to the reconstruction of meaning within contemporary culture and society.
The foundations of development stand in the conscious sensibility to perceive the unity between the natural and the humane, removing the barriers of the instinctual, to preserve and reinstall sacredness in a cyclical perspective on life.
Alexandra Von Fuerst is a visual artist using the medium of photography to raise awareness on the interconnection between the human body and nature, applying a feminine perspective to address acceptance on the taboos of contemporary social culture.
Born in 1992 from a Slovak mother and Italian father, Alexandra grew up in Italy, graduating at the University of Communication and Design IED in Milano in 2014. At the end of her studies she dedicated extensive time travelling and researching in various sites across the world, learning about diverse cultures and perspectives on living and psychosomatic healing. Beginning her career within the fashion industry, Alexandra is currently invested in a creative process supporting long term sustainability through the careful use of organic, renewable and compostable materials and an investment into empowering people and environments sustaining health and well-being.
The creative process at the basis of her work synthesises personal experiences on transcendental meditation and plant medicine with an interest in psychology, eastern philosophy and ecofeminist readings to create on the basis of understanding, respect and celebration of nature as essence and living principle within each form of being.
Alexandra is based in Paris, France.
EDITORIAL AND PRESS
The NY Times Magazine
Vogue Italia
Harpers Bazaar
Atmos Magazine
Odiseo by Folch
Riposte Magazine
Numero France
CR Fashion Book
Stylist France
Il Fotografo
C41 Magazine
Dear Dave Magazine
South China Morning Post
Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazine
The British Journal of Photography
COMMISSIONS
Van Cleef and Arpels
Kovacs Music
Tom Ford
Perrin Paris
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2020
Shifting perspectives in fashion photography,
PhotoVogueFestival by Vogue Italia, Milano
2019
Future Shock
Fonderia Napoleonica, Milan
2019
Photographing the Female
Beacon Gallery, Boston
2018
Italian Panorama
Armani Silos, Milan
2018
The New Beautiful
Affordable Art Fair, Milan
2017
PhotoVogue Festival
Spazio BASE, Milan
2017
Serendipity
Spazio Comando Militare, Milan
2017
Uncensored - Girl Gaze
Los Angeles
2017
The New Beautiful curated by Vogue Italia,
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi court, Milan
2017
Labs New Artists
Red Hook Labs Gallery, NY
2017
PhotoVogue in Portraits by Vogue Italia and Leica ,
Leica Gallery, Milan
ARTIST LECTURES AND TEACHINGS
2019 - 2021
Art Direction Course for Photography,
IED Istituto Europeo Design, Milan
2020
Lecture : Process of Unveiling,
Heimtextil, Frankfurt am Main
2018
Lecture : Creative collaboration,
University of Arts, Bournemouth, UK
2018
Lecture : Fashion Photography ,
London College of Fashion - University of Arts, London