In her practice, Yanina explores photography as a tool for self-inquiry, memory work, and transformation. With a poetic and introspective lens, she works across photo embroidery and alternative printing techniques such as cyanotype to examine identity, belonging, and the fluid nature of the self.

Her artistic process treats photographs not merely as visuals, but as material objects — surfaces that invite new narratives. By blending traditional and experimental methods, she transforms photographs into tactile spaces for reflection and emotional depth. Her work moves between image and experience, art and therapeutic inquiry, drawing on psychological and somatic practices to open space for inner change.

Yanina holds an MA in Photography and Urban Culture from Goldsmiths, University of London (2012), and a postgraduate degree in Therapeutic Photography from Robert Gordon University (2024). Her early work focused on documentary photography; her current projects centre on image, identity, and self-perception.

She is the creator of ROOTS, a project that extends her artistic and therapeutic approach into a shared practice. ROOTS invites others to explore their own stories through photography, family archives, and embodied memory work. Through one-on-one sessions, workshops, and retreats, it offers a space to reconnect with personal heritage, explore generational narratives, and create meaningful visual traces.

In addition to her artistic practice, Yanina has worked as a photographer, event producer, exhibition curator, and content editor for Openhouse magazine. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and she is a recipient of the PhotoVoice Photography Award.

She currently resides in Sant Pere de Ribes, near Barcelona, with her family, and is a member of the artist association Space for Art.