Zu Besuch bei der finnischen Fotografin Meeri Koutaniemi.
Können Fotografien überhaupt etwas ändern?
Ausgangspunkt für mein Projekt ist die Frage, was sich durch Fotoreportagen über das Thema der weiblichen Genitalverstümmelung für die Menschen verändert hat. Dazu will ich die finnische Fotografin Meeri Koutaniemi und den spanischen Fotografen Kim Manresa besuchen, welche beide dieses Thema fotografiert haben. Ich will mehr herausbekommen über ihre Hintergründe, ihre Motivation und mir von ihren Erlebnissen erzählen lassen.
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