This series uses the figure of Joan of Arc as a metaphor for an internal battle against illness. Through water, reflection, and symbolic gestures, the images explore faith, vulnerability, and resilience. The work is not about historical narrative, but about transformation through belief.
Janin Hemmann, born 1985, is a German photographer whose work unfolds in the quiet, suspended world beneath the water’s surface. Working closely with her models, she creates scenes that arise within a single shared breath, where vulnerability and strength reveal themselves in fluid, unguarded gestures. Her underwater series explore mental health, trauma, and the fragile dialogue between humans and nature. Across all her projects, she transforms submerged moments into visceral metaphors, inviting viewers to sink, feel, and resurface changed.
