About Gaze

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Gaze is an initiative that aims to increase the visibility and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community through photography. The project is run by Nadja Brendel, Sasha Weber and Han Vogel.

Fundamental to the Gaze team is that the initiative was created from the queer community FOR the queer community.

Team

Han Vogel

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Han Vogel studied art history and photography theory. After working at the Berlinische Galerie, Han has been working as a freelance curator and artist since 2022, focussing on queer identities, bodies and power structures.

Nadja Brendel

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Nadja Brendel has been campaigning for queer visibility for over 20 years. After graduating in print and media technology and training as a media designer, she founded the agency Vielformat in 2014, which focusses on LGBTQIA+ issues in marketing strategies.

Sasha Weber

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Sasha Weber studied education, sinology and visual communication, has been working as an illustrator since 2016 and in graphic design and communication since 2021. Judith is part of the collective Reiberei, which pursues a discrimination-sensitive, collaborative and sustainable design practice.