The spiritual quest has guided my steps since my youngest age. Allied to photography, it has led me to the heart of the world's affairs. Personal and professional life have never been separated but rather formed a single whole, and at times events in my life also become stories to tell.
My first documentary project “Chris and Wayne, lives on a Street line” 1996-2000 four years with a homeless couple in Spanish Harlem, NYC set the tone for what would be my approach. Intimate, personal, in full immersion.
Each story is unique and like a musical composition, it has its own visual identity that I develop, clarify, and define as the project progresses.
Through the practice of meditation and yoga, more contemplative projects were born, such as "The Tree" or "Zerumuga."
In the experience of the world's multiplicity, I explore my individuality. In nature, in trees, I finally encounter unity, the absolute. In front of the ocean, I rest and listen to the resonating peace.
Like a tightrope dancer, I dance on the thread of my path as an author, woman, photographer... always seeking the alignment between inner truth and what is expressed through my images.
EXHIBITIONS
PUBLICATIONS BOOKS
2023 « Antology for unseen » by Amanda Bauer and Ruoyi Shi R+A Edition LA, Usa
2016 « 108 Chakra Soups » Hachette-Marabout, Paris, France.
2009 « Regards » Aids in rural India “HELP India Trust” France.
2007 « Primavera Italiana » selected photographs Tokyo, Japan.
2004 « I love you » limited edition, artist-book. New York Usa
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
2024 Official Selection by the IPA International Photography Award
2020 717 Lobby, ICP Alumni Fellowship Award, NYC
2019 The Honorable Mention by the IPA International Photography Award
2015 Honorable Mention by the IPA International Photography Awards
2005 Finalists of the 2005 Gordon Parks award
ACQUISITIONS
Collection-Peace Museum, La Hague, Holland
Collection BNF, Paris France
Private collections.
2024 Zerumuga part of « The line » 5 women artist group show. Gallery Memoire de l’Avenir. Paris, France 2024 Paris Blues. Trieste Photo Days. Trieste Italy. 2023 Rétrospective & Public Discussion at Hangar Turin. Italy. 2021"L'Arbre" Cushman & Wakefield 717 5th Ave New York. 2009 “Regards sur le Sida en Inde” Solo exhibition in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France. 2007 “Diary from an unfashionable war” North Uganda, at 11th International photojournalism show Istanbul, Turkey. 2007 “Kamathipura” red-light district. The Museum of Photography, Brescia, Italy. 2005 “Children of the Night” North Uganda, at 10th International photojournalism show Istanbul, Turkey. 2004 “Kamathipura” Mumbai red-light district at 9th International photojournalism show Istanbul, Turkey. 2004 “Ladies Only” the Asian-Photography show at Life and Time Building New York. 2004 “Ladies Only” at “The image world” show at The international Center of Photography, New York. 2004 “I love You” show “Faces of Love” at NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’, New York. 2002 “Boxing in Ghana” Artist Studio Day, Hoboken, New Jersey. 2001 “Boxing in Ghana” at the HOBO Gallery, Torino, Italy 1999 “Survivors, lives on a street line” solo show at the Galleria Fine Torino, Italy 1999 “Survivors, lives on a street line” International Biennale di Fotografia, Torino Italy. 1998 “The Electric Blanket” world traveling installation organized the photographer Frank Franca at Manhattan Borough College. New York. 1998 “Kurdish Refugees” exhibition for the event “Identità e Differenza”, Torino Italy. 1996 International Center of Photography "The final exhibition" at Crosby St Gallery Soho New York.