Anna Laura Schiavi

Photography (MA)
A slightly out-of-focus portrait of a woman with long brown hair, wearing a dark top and high-waisted pants with white stitching, standing in warm lighting against a dark background.
A close-up image of a translucent, dried seed pod floating in a milky, grayish liquid. The pod is elongated with a curved, tapering shape and visible internal structures. A reflection of the pod appears on the surface of the liquid, adding a mirrored effect.
A close-up image of a translucent, dried seed pod floating in a milky, grayish liquid. The pod is elongated with a curved, tapering shape and visible internal structures. A reflection of the pod appears on the surface of the liquid, adding a mirrored effect.
Stampi di Camelia on Lumen Print, 2024
A handwritten poem on a piece of off-white textured paper taped to a dark blue background with masking tape at the top. The poem is written in neat, uppercase letters and explores emotional vulnerability, fear, and self-reflection. Lines include: “I’M CRYING JUST A LITTLE BIT / ENOUGH TO FEEL MY EYES” and “TRYING TO CONTEND / WITH AN EVOLUTION THAT NEVER ENDS.” The overall aesthetic is intimate and contemplative, resembling a journal or personal note.
A handwritten poem on a piece of off-white textured paper taped to a dark blue background with masking tape at the top. The poem is written in neat, uppercase letters and explores emotional vulnerability, fear, and self-reflection. Lines include: “I’M CRYING JUST A LITTLE BIT / ENOUGH TO FEEL MY EYES” and “TRYING TO CONTEND / WITH AN EVOLUTION THAT NEVER ENDS.” The overall aesthetic is intimate and contemplative, resembling a journal or personal note.
Poem from "Self - a wider perspective (Vol.2)" 2025
Abstract image with soft gradients of blue and white. The composition features smooth, cloud-like formations blending into deeper blue areas with ripple-like patterns and scattered white specks. The overall effect is fluid and atmospheric, evoking a sense of depth and motion.
Abstract image with soft gradients of blue and white. The composition features smooth, cloud-like formations blending into deeper blue areas with ripple-like patterns and scattered white specks. The overall effect is fluid and atmospheric, evoking a sense of depth and motion.
Cieli, 2024
Black and white photo of a person draped upside down over a metal staircase or ladder structure. The person's torso is bare, with a sweater slipping down around their arms, and their legs are bent over the top steps. The pose appears intentionally artistic or performative, set against a plain dark background
Black and white photo of a person draped upside down over a metal staircase or ladder structure. The person's torso is bare, with a sweater slipping down around their arms, and their legs are bent over the top steps. The pose appears intentionally artistic or performative, set against a plain dark background
Self, 2024
A close-up image of a translucent, dried seed pod floating in a milky, grayish liquid. The pod is elongated with a curved, tapering shape and visible internal structures. A reflection of the pod appears on the surface of the liquid, adding a mirrored effect.
A handwritten poem on a piece of off-white textured paper taped to a dark blue background with masking tape at the top. The poem is written in neat, uppercase letters and explores emotional vulnerability, fear, and self-reflection. Lines include: “I’M CRYING JUST A LITTLE BIT / ENOUGH TO FEEL MY EYES” and “TRYING TO CONTEND / WITH AN EVOLUTION THAT NEVER ENDS.” The overall aesthetic is intimate and contemplative, resembling a journal or personal note.
Abstract image with soft gradients of blue and white. The composition features smooth, cloud-like formations blending into deeper blue areas with ripple-like patterns and scattered white specks. The overall effect is fluid and atmospheric, evoking a sense of depth and motion.
Black and white photo of a person draped upside down over a metal staircase or ladder structure. The person's torso is bare, with a sweater slipping down around their arms, and their legs are bent over the top steps. The pose appears intentionally artistic or performative, set against a plain dark background

About

Anna Laura Schiavi (Italy, 1999) is a multidisciplinary practitioner working across photography, moving image, sound, and poetry. She graduated with a BA in Film Production from SAE Institute in Brisbane, majoring in cinematography.

Her work often reflects on personal and collective memory, using experimental analogue processes such as chemigrams, lumen prints, polaroid corrosion, and black-and-white printing to explore themes of trauma and translation.

She has exhibited internationally in Italy, Greece, Australia, and the UK.


“Rooted in a need to make sense of dislocation and emotional residue, my practice moves through various mediums—film, sound, photography, and text—as tools of translation. I work from lived experiences, often returning to natural landscapes as emotional anchors. I’m interested in how the personal can resonate as shared space: a forest, a silence, a fragment of sound holding both grief and generosity. Rather than seeking resolution, I create to linger in the in-between.”

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