Carola Insolera is a Norwegian born fashion model signed with

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Milano.

Early life

Insolera was born

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and comes from a deaf family. Since early age, she was a very active entertainer in the sign language community, has worked in television as presenter and successively was involved in various programs and shows as an actress,http://www.dovesmediatv.no as well as in the

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as a clown,

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artist, and

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. "Until the age of eight, the Norwegian model Carola Insolera believed that the Earth was populated by deaf people. Parents, siblings, relatives and friends: all around her communicated in sign language, stimulating in that lively little girl a great capacity for visual communication that over the years will become her «super power» in the hearing world".

Modelling career

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, Insolera argues that her way of being has been beneficial to her because she makes use of the visual communication in her daily life "The deafness is an opportunity, an asset I would say. It enables me to reinforce my sight and my visual communication. I've always used it as a force element, kind of an advantage"

Catwalks

Insolera has commented that her deafness has not been a hindrance in being able to hear accompanying music while doing catwalks, because she relies on feeling vibrations through the

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. In an interview with Vanity Fair, she says "Someone has asked me how I would do catwalks when I cannot hear the music: actually, I can perceive the sound vibrations through the body, not just with the ears. A deaf person can dance, why not? And then, anyway, on the catwalks, all you need to do is just walking..."

Photo shootings

Carola does not use interpreters while performing during photo shootings. She instead prefers to work directly with professionals and communicate visually: "It forces me to look in people for a visual and emotional connection, differently from other models. I have to get in touch with the photographer and understand what he/she wants from me without the help of words but only through his/her facial expressions and my energy". During her last campaign as a

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for Bagutta in 2017, Italian fashion photographer Stefano Guindani stated that it was an extraordinary experience for him working with Carola "her sensitivity, her ability to express herself with the body and move in front of the camera is unique, as unique is her personal story. The fact that she can only use the body to express herself makes it unique and perfect for this job as well as being an example for all". In November 2018, Insolera was featured on the main poster of Leslie Kee's 20th anniversary photo exhibition "WE ARE LOVE" in Tokyo and in January 2019, she was featured in thirteen full pages fashion story on

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number 5 taken by Rosi Di Stefano

Acting career

Carola Insolera starred in the

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film '' Sign Gene'', the first superhero film about deaf mutants who have superhuman powers through the use of sign language. Insolera played Kate Massieu, the descendant of

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and the leading character Tom Clerc's girlfriend. The film was released in theatres by the

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on September 14, 2017.

Personal life

Insolera is in relationship with

, whom she met while in

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and has two daughters.

References

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