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Alexandra Polina

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About Alexandra Polina

Alexandra Polina was born in Uzbekistan. She studied Journalism at the National University of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. She graduated In 2017 from the University of Applied Science in Bielefeld with MA in Art and Design. Currently she is living and working in Hamburg.
Corresponding to her own biography Alexandra Polina's work deals with the topics of identity and belonging. By exploring those themes through the use of boldly staged compositions, she is creating a unique perspective in the field of contemporary documentary photography.
Alexandra is a winner of several awards including Georg Koppmann Prize, Grand Prix of Fotofestiwal Lodz and Gute Aussichten / new german photography award and a finalist of PHmuseum Women Photographers Grant, Merck-Preis and Organ Vida Festival. Her works have been shown in Germany, Portugal, France, Italy, England, Croatia and Luxembourg.

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  • Steindamm-Atlas
    Alexandra Polina
    A visual catalog of the vibrant and chaotically diverse “stuff of life” that can be found within just a few city blocks of one neighborhood in Hamburg, Germany — It’s a look at consumerism, fashion, excess and bling with a touch of humor, delight and disbelief.
  • Masks, Myths and Subjects
    Alexandra Polina
    Cultural identity is immensely important to many of us, but as these portraits show, the visible markers of difference can become as much an external imposition as a source of strength.
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