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Anja Slomma – Visual Artist, Storytelling Photographer, Author & Visual Story Architect
ANJA SLOMMA
"Anja Slomma crosses the lines between fine art, narrative, visual poetry, and portraiture. Her images are illustrating a lot of ideas to do with issues of identity, the human experience and the expression of that experience. Her photos are alluring stories of the body and mind. The lighting, expressiveness, and performances in her photos add a sense of dream-like environments and emotional depth."
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Anja Slomma – Visual Artist, Storytelling Photographer, Author, and Visual Story Architect
Born in Hamburg in 1973, Anja Slomma has lived and worked in Berlin since the early 1990s. Her diverse career spans fashion, culture, and event management, before she focused on fine arts and design, studying painting and stage design under Andre Krioukov.
Over the past 20 years, Anja has explored art, culture, spirituality, psychology, and self-development, merging these influences into her creative work. Her artistic approach blends visual storytelling with a deep, holistic understanding of the world, evident in both her photography and writing.
As a Visual Artist and Storytelling Photographer, Anja’s work goes beyond capturing images. She transforms moments into powerful visual narratives, using composition to convey emotions and stories. Her “SHOWGIRLS WITHOUT SHOW” series, partly exhibited worldwide in cities like Miami, Los Angeles, Zurich, and Mallorca, captures the raw beauty and complexity of her subjects.
Anja is also an Author and Visual Story Architect, having written and creatively shaped the children’s novel series “LOTTAS FANTASTISCHE ABENTEUER.” She not only wrote the stories but developed the characters, designed the visuals, and crafted the world, creating a fantastical guide to life. Corah Louise Studio brought her character beautifully to life.
The series is available in bookstores across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Anja’s work is deeply shaped by her spiritual journey and exploration of alternative healing practices, which fuel her creative process. Together with Nelja Stump, she co-founded THE ART TO BE, a non-profit organization promoting creativity and sustainability. Linked to this vision is THE HOUSE TO BE – a dedicated space for artist residencies, workshops, and creative transformation.
With her intuitive abilities and gift for connecting the smallest details, Anja invites others to explore the worlds she creates, offering a journey of self-discovery and transformation through her photography, writing, and artistic vision.