Marina Faust

Marina Faust (born in Vienna, Austria in 1950) is an artist and photographer. She began to work at the age of 18 as a photo reporter in Vienna. Between 1974 and 1975 she collaborated with Magnum Photos, Paris. Her photographs have been shown in Paris at Galerie Agathe Gaillard in the 1980s. Her photo series, personal visions on the work and personality of other artists, are published in catalogues and books. She has been working as a photographer with Maison Martin Margiela for more than 20 years starting in 1990. Marina Faust defines for herself the space of publication (magazines, newspapers, books) as a space of perception and therefore an artistic space. Her photos, texts and projects have been published in numerous magazines such as Purple Fashion, Purple Journal, A Magazine, Numéro Magazine, Japan, AD Germany and AD US.In 1995 Faust expanded the field of photography onto other media. Her work today includes photography, collages, objects and videos.