Artist Feature: Sara Lorusso

Aug 30

Written By Amanda Bjorn (Platform Art Curator)

Sara Lorusso was born in 1995 in the Emilia Romagna countryside, a region in the north of Italy. Interested in the role of women in society, she aims to share authentic stories of friends and subjects close to her. Her work’s message is an inclusion of all body types, while celebrating the imperfections. A supporter of gender equality and Queer rights, she wishes for her subjects to feel comfortable in their own self-expressions. Sara is the co-founder of the magazine and platform Mulieris Magazine, which aims to promote the work of femme artist voices including trans, queer and non-binary people.

Photography by Sara Lorusso

Q: Can you share something you've learned from creating this body of work that would resonate with our community?

SL: I felt free to be myself and to experience my body. I felt the force of the earth enter my body.

Q: Tell us about your work process! Do you plan your images ahead or are you more improvisational?

SL: I often imagine the shots, I was inspired by the land where I was. Before going to bed, I study the compositions in my head and take the photos the next day.

Photography by Sara Lorusso

Q: What types of expectations for artists are most challenging to you today?

SL: I would like the artist's work to be recognized. People hardly ever think of the photographer as a job, I have often been asked 'yes but what is your real job?' I would like it to be clear that being a photographer is a job and it would be right for it to be recognized economically as well.

Q: What is your advice to young and aspiring photographers?

SL: Never stop believing and trying. I know that it takes a lot of effort and patience, that we will often see ourselves overcome by people who perhaps deserve it less than us and that there is not always the economic availability to invest our time in this. But I never stopped trying.

Q: Do you have any upcoming events, exhibitions, or news you'd like to share?

AG: Yes, I will participate in an exhibition in the Province of Florence in September and at the MIA fair in Milan.

Photography by Sara Lorusso

Q: What does being a feminist mean to you?

SL: I understood it recently, being a feminist is one of the prerogatives that allows me to move forward every day on my path. Feminists before me allowed me to be where I am now and I want to be a feminist for the future of other women.