Biographie
Natalia Kepesz is born in 1983 in Poland. She lives and works in Berlin since 2008. After graduating in cultural studies and art history at the Humboldt University Berlin, she studied photography at the Ostkreuzschule Berlin from 2017 to 2020. Her works have been exhibited at the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Schloss Biesdorf, during Biennale Fotofestival Mannheim 2019 and during Month of Photography OFF 2018.
By photographing, she transforms her own childhood memories. Growing up was always accompanied by the urge to discover something else. She photographs to better understand her reality, and to express her interpretation of the world around her.
Natalia was C/O Berlin Talent Award 2020 Nominee, shortlisted for Athens Photo Festival 2020 and won third place in the Muenzenberg Art Competition 2020 in Berlin.
Présentation
Military summer camps for children have become incredibly popular in Poland, and patriotism is a major part of elementary school education. What is striking is the recreational character of these camps, which downplays the seriousness and the reality of the military environment. It isn’t clear whether these young people would want to continue their military training in the future. For them it's more about a sense of belonging to a group, experiencing what they have seen in films and on the media, and having an exciting adventure. The impact on their psychological and emotional development will be evaluated only in the future.