For One person. One voice. – the photographic series within Florian Müller's Mental Health in Fashion Initiative – Claudia Malecka was responsible for creative direction, set design and photography, shaping the visual language of the project. During Berlin Fashion Week in summer 2025 she shot a series of spontaneous street portraits against a suspended white background that removes every superfluous element, giving each person and their words a radical presence. Her approach holds the series deliberately between staged studio photography and spontaneous street photography – a mirror of the industry it speaks to. NSS Magazine traced the work to her essential and minimal visual language.

MENTAL HEALTH IN FASHION

One person. One voice. – A Photographic Series Amplifying Voices on Mental Health in Fashion

As part of Berlin Fashion Week, the photographic series was created that sheds light on mental health in the context of fashion – featuring people from across & beyond the industry. 35 portraits. 35 voices. Beginning with Mental Health Awareness Month, we will present one contribution each day – creating space & visibility for a topic that is still too often left unspoken. Each person shares a statement – about what needs to be said, what is often overlooked, or what is missing. Together, these voices reflect the different perspectives and realities connected to the fashion system. Starting in Berlin, the series marks the beginning of an ongoing project that will continue to unfold in other cities. The project is part of the Mental Health in Fashion Initiative. Initiated & curated by communications specialist Florian Müller, with a photographic series by artist Claudia Malecka. The portraits were captured in public space, in front of a floating white backdrop. The street became a studio, the everyday turned into a stage. Aesthetic meets honesty: positioned between fashion photography & documentary clarity – allowing the invisible to become visible.