Ardennes is first and foremost a humanist. Ardennes is also a self-taught photographer. She uses the camera as an excuse to talk to people. She is good at it — at least at the talking. And creating photographs too. Her work primarily focuses on portraiture and documentary photography, and it aims to spark discussions on topics such as representation, power, and migration issues. She is very attentive to the ethical and moral implications of photography. Ardennes is Swiss, with Italian, American, and Mexican heritage. She is currently based in Zürich. If she’s not taking pictures, you will probably find her on the dance floor making cringe-worthy dance moves or in deep conversation at a café, sipping a cappuccino.

Ardennes is part of the ZKubator What’s Next Compass 2025-26 and of the Swiss Study Foundation.

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RECOGNITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
2025 Front cover Frayme Magazine “Street & Documentary Photography Vol. 1”
2025 Front cover “El Poder De Mis Raíces” Editorial Aula, Columbia
2024 Förderpreis Design Nomination
2024 Forming Diversity
2019 New York Times GenZ Photo Contest

EXHIBITIONS
2025 La Forma del Ritratto, Palazzo del Broletto, Pavia
2025 UZURI, PhotoSchweiz, Kongresshaus, Zurich
2024 Rirtrovarsi, Galleria della Loggia, Carona
2024 Flowers, Galerie Sechs, Basel
2024 Diplomas, Toni Areal, Zurich

EDUCATION
2024-26 MA Cultural Analysis and Moral Philosophy, University of Zurich
2020-24 BA Design, Zurich University of the Arts