Italian of Tunisian origin, she fights against cultural stereotypes, with a particular focus on gender-based discrimination. Co-founder of a film production company, author of many graphic novels and the “Hijab style” documentary for Al-Jazeera, she won the European Journalism Prize for best graphic journalist in 2019. Just turned 30, she has been named as one of the "most powerful women in 2021.
“The transition invites you to choose yourself, and to love yourself. But sometimes to choose ourselves we have to let go of something else, no matter how painful letting go is. Life was moving on and we, as a couple, were left behind.” Read more about Melissa Ianniello and her visual project depicting her relationship with her former partner who decided to transition while they were still together.
Twelve images of women, none of them “famous” or known to the media, one for each month of 2021, all with masks: doctors, nurses, care assistants for the elderly portrayed by Paola Cavallari
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