These are the reviewers for this year's Portfolio Review.
Giulia Cramm
Giulia Cramm (she/her) is a freelance curator, author, and photography historian. Her work focuses on visual strategies and forms of representation in the context of documentary photography, as well as gender studies in the history of photography. She has been involved in various exhibition projects, which have been shown at venues including Les Rencontres de la Photographie in Arles and the Ruhr Museum in Essen, and curates exhibitions at institutions such as the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Museum Folkwang in Essen. She currently heads the Wüstenrot Foundation’s Documentary Photography Award in cooperation with the Museum Folkwang and, as a doctoral candidate in the doctoral program at the Folkwang University of the Arts, is conducting research on the professional practices of female photographers from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Language: DE/EN
Noam Gramlich
Noam Gramlich (he/they) is a curator and head of the Africa Department at the Linden-Museum in Stuttgart. His work focuses on collaborative museum formats, colonial memory culture, and trans*/queer history in historical collections of African cultural heritage. He is the initiator and project director of the “Digital Queer Archive in Africa and the Diaspora” project, which is funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation. His curated projects include the participatory exhibition “A Thousand Pots: When It Comes to Food” at the MARKK in Hamburg and the digital intervention “Colonialism & Resistance: Paths of Remembrance” at the Museum Fünf Kontinente in Munich.
Gramlich earned his Ph.D. from the University of Potsdam, where his dissertation focused on issues of extractivism, photo archives, and the material culture of copper in Namibia. In his publications, lectures, and educational programs, he explores speculative approaches as well as questions of wellbeing and repair in the context of dealing with collections shaped by colonialism.
Language: DE/EN
Anna Spindelndreier
Anna Spindelndreier (she/her) is a photographer from Dortmund—with a trained eye for what is often overlooked. Her photographic work focuses on the authentic portrayal of people, particularly those with disabilities. With great sensitivity and a clear commitment to diversity and inclusion, she advocates for a visual language that highlights diversity and challenges existing stereotypes.
A central project of her work is her involvement with the platform Gesellschaftsbilder.de, which advocates for an inclusive portrayal of people in the media. Her striking photographs—such as those of athletes in wheelchairs—show how visual stories can break down barriers and open up new perspectives.
In addition to her work as a photographer, Anna Spindelndreier is actively involved in educational initiatives. Through lectures, workshops, and discussion forums, she shares her expertise on inclusive visual language and encourages others to portray social diversity in a visually responsible manner.
Language: DE
Mirelva Berghout
Mirelva Berghout is a curator of photography and image based art, with an interest in popular culture, representation and decolonization.
Her previous roles include project management at the Museum Night Foundation (n8) and head of the project department and curator at Foam Photography Museum. At Foam, she curated the exhibition Adorned and contributed to multiple editions of the Talent exhibitions, with a strong emphasis on collaborating with and identifying emerging talent. She also developed and curated public programs that complemented the museum's exhibitions.
Berghout co-curated the Municipal Acquisitions exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, titled Circulate-Photography Beyond Frames. This exhibition foregrounded artists who challenge conventional boundaries of photography, both in form and subject matter.
Currently, she is curator of photography at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. In addition to her curatorial practice, she is and a member of the Advisory Committee of the Mondriaan Fund.
Language: EN/NL
