BORN AND RAISED IN SWITZERLAND, MARIA BURNS COMPLETED HER SENSIBLE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY AT BERNE UNIVERSITY BEFORE MOVING TO BROOKLYN TO PURSUE PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE STUDYING AT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN NYC, MARIA BEGAN EXPLORING HUMAN NATURE THROUGH IMAGE. MARIA FOUND HER NICHE COMBINING HER NEWFOUND ART WITH HER LOVE OF PSYCHOLOGY, CREATING WORK THAT ATTEMPTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW MODERN SOCIAL DOGMAS AFFECT PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOR. WITH HER FIRST SHORT FILM, TENDANCE BRUTE, FOLLOWED BY OTHERS, MARIA BRINGS HER DEFINED AESTHETIC SENSE INTO THE MOTION WORLD.
