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This is Simona, italian photographer, writer and curator, mostly known as the founder of Pessima Magazine. I recently moved to Denmark to live with my partner, and i am looking for a job in the field of photography, graphic design, marketing or event organization.…

Simona Coltello

Photographer, Video Editor, Creative Director

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This is Simona, italian photographer, writer and curator, mostly known as the founder of Pessima Magazine. I recently moved to Denmark to live with my partner, and i am looking for a job in the field of photography, graphic design, marketing or event organization.…

Available to hire

Aarhus, Denmark

This is Simona, italian photographer, writer and curator, mostly known as the founder of Pessima Magazine.

I recently moved to Denmark to live with my partner, and i am looking for a job in the field of photography, graphic design, marketing or event organization.

Skills

Photo

Magazine

Experience Level

Photo

Expert

Magazine

Expert

Work Experience

Artist & Researcher (Photography/Videography)

January 1, 2024 - Present

Develops a photography/videography project titled “Overground”, built around top-down perspectives and portraying culture workers and underground creatives across city spaces. Also documents and works with underground Milan artists and collectives, using photography and video as critical tools for visibility and authorship.

Curator at Fondoluogo

January 1, 2024 - Present

Curated projects and participated in programming including “APOCALIPSIS ESCHATON di Lux Aeterna” (2024). Her curatorial approach blends contemporary visual strategies with research-driven themes related to identity, affect, and social narratives.

Curator at Base Milano

January 1, 2023 - Present

Curated and organized events including “NO ROOM FOR EFFORTLESS CONVERSATIONS” (2024) and participated in selections for “QUEERPANDÈMIA” (2023). Her work often focuses on identity, language, and representation in community-safe contexts.

Curator & Producer at BiM

January 1, 2023 - Present

Curated and produced collective exhibitions and events including “4K: Touching Grass in Ultra HD” (2025), “BIMBUMBAM w/ Kenny Alexander Laurence” (2024), “OPIA BY OPIA w/ Opia” (2024), and produced event programming such as “SPECIFIC RESIDENCY” (2024). Her curatorial practice investigates artificial means of utopian life, utopian/dystopian tensions, and Trans*-related cultural visibility through contemporary art contexts.

Founder, Curator & Producer (PESSIMA) at PESSIMA (non-profit association & annual magazine)

January 1, 2020 - Present

Founded PESSIMA in 2020, a Trans art non-profit association and annual magazine based in Milan. The project explores how Trans* identities are represented through young contemporary art, focusing on self-representation, experimentation, mutation and extensions of the body, and using Post Human & Biomechanics aesthetics. Produces and curates exhibitions and events, and leads editorial activities connected to the magazine.