Vanessa Vettorello


Vanessa Vettorello is an Italian photographer based in Turin. With a background in Psychology, her practice investigates notions of identity, perception, and social structures through research projects and environmental portraiture. 
A Fujifilm Global Winner of the GFX Grant Project (2024) and an Eddie Adams Workshop alumna (2017), she currently teaches portrait photography at IED Turin. 
She is a member of Women Photograph and a co-founder of Freaks


vettorellovanessa@gmail.com 
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01.Wandering Star2019-2025 Project
Italy


        
Wandering Star is an investigation into strabismus, examining the relationship between a physical condition and the construction of identity, and how this visual divergence influences the experience of seeing and being seen. Rather than seeking a firm resolution, the project reflects on the social and psychological implications of a different gaze. A selection of the series is presented below.

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A young patient at Studio Oculistico Nucci in Milan
Dr. Zanasi poses with Bagolini red filter in her Modena studio
Archive material from the 1980s belonging to Dr. Zanasi
Detail of Vittoria’s eye during surgery
Angelica in her room
Vittoria in her room, March 2024
A drawing left at the hospital, "Thank you doctor, my eyes are wonderful."
Ayda with his mice