Max Weiland

coming from an artistic and performance background, max (they/he) discovered modelling in their mid-20s, which lead to a vast exploration of their own gender and body. unfortunately, they experienced the fashion and media landscape as an unfriendly place for people who do not correspond to the binary and normative ideal of beauty. in 2020, they co-founded uns* together with photographer cora hamilton, germany's first lgbtqia+ talent agency. with uns*, they want to create safe and fair working conditions for lgbtqia+ talent. max studied art history and italian language in bamberg, art and image history in berlin, and worked in the field of project management, event organisation and curation at various cultural institutions. they also give lectures and write essays for various publications on the topic of gender and art, and have advised on the topic of gender inclusive language.