Kalina Pulit

Kalina is a Polish-born, London-based filmmaker, photographer and creative director.

Kalina has been working in the creative industry for the past fourteen years, initially focusing on fashion styling and creative direction. Assisting stylists and creative directors such as Edward Enninful, Karen Langley and Lucia Liu, to name a few, she developed a strong work ethic and an eye for detail, working across the UK, US, Europe and Asia on projects with artists such as Frank Ocean, among others. As her career progressed, she became increasingly drawn to storytelling and the magic of working closely with her subjects in a multidisciplinary way, eventually leading her to shift towards lens-based media. Since then, Kalina has shot short films, music videos, press shots, campaigns, lookbooks and branded content.

Her work explores the spectrum of human emotion within micro and macro communities, highlighting people, places and scenarios that might otherwise go unnoticed. Social critique, social justice, cultural identity, migration and mental health are overarching principles and core themes in her practice, often stemming from personal experience, including her diasporic heritage and moments of intimacy within the mundane.

Kalina’s multidisciplinary background allows her to apply her skill set to various project types and media formats, from moving image and photographic work to printed photobooks and, more recently, installation art. Her visual style is defined by a bold and meaningful use of colour and a blend of analogue and digital processes. She often plays with the confines of the frame, be it the literal confines of the camera or the boundaries of the set, firmly grounding her subjects in reality.