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bio born in 1977, humenne, slovakia works in amsterdam / brussels / humenne education 2007 - 2008 rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten amsterdam, netherlands 1996 - 2003 master studies, institute of creative photography, silesian university, opava, czech republic solo shows [selection] 2013 chuanita diary, krokus gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2011 old school (with alice nikitinova), billytown, den haag, netherlands 2010 open studio, heppen transfer, warszawa, poland 2010 an african thunderstorm, lumen gallery, budapest, hungary 2009 unofficial, donumenta, regensburg, germany 2009 leftovers, funkeho kolin, czech republic 2009 unofficial, leica gallery, frankfurt, germany 2009 why bandits run faster than policemen?, heppen transfer, warszawa, poland 2008 unofficial, tresor / kunstforum, vienna, austria 2008 unofficial, stanica, zilina, slovakia 2008 unofficial, open gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2008 unofficial, visual gallery, photokina, cologne, germany 2008 unofficial, palazzo delle esposizioni, rome italy 2006 instant women, art hall gallery, tallinn, estonia 2006 instant women, galleri london, uppsala, sweden 2005 peripheries, funkeho kolin, czech republic 2005 instant women, prague house of photography, praha, czech republic 2005 instant women, photosynkyria 2005, thessaloniki, greece 2004 slovakia 003, gallery fiducia, ostrava, czech republic 2003 slovakia 003, month of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2003 egon bondy, artforum, bratislava, slovakia 2001 hospital, gallery opera myrona, ostrava, czech republic 2000 cosmic kids, small show room, liberec, czech republic 2000 about myself, house of photography, poprad, slovakia group shows [selection] 2013 prague biennale, czech republic 2013 limits of fashion, bunkier sztuki, krakow, poland 2012 drifting identities, ksak-center for contemporary art, chisinau, moldova 2012 design week, bratislava, slovakia 2012 each memory recalled must do some violence to its origins, undisclosed location, utah, usa 2012 on migration, photo ireland, dublin, ireland 2012 cantastoria, utah museum of contemporary art, usa 2012 zero years, modem - centre for modern and contemporary art, debrecen, hungary 2012 picturing the difference, fotofestiwal, lodz, poland 2011 zooom! decoding common practice, art miami, miami, usa 2011 labour show, visual culture research centre / national university of kyiv-mohyla academy, kyiv, ukraine 2011 bad society, memory kontrol, zilina, slovakia 2011 bodytalks - videoart & cinedans in public space, maastricht, netherlands 2011 galicia: topographies of myth / lost stories, bwa sokol, nowy sacz, poland 2011 zero years, museum of arts, zilina, slovakia 2011 view to the lichthof, modem - centre for modern and contemporary art, debrecen, hungary 2011 wij zullen doorgaan, museum het dolhuys, haarlem, netherlands 2011 disarming, galeria cypriana majernika, bratislava, slovakia 2011 identity bluffs, stedelijk museum bureau amsterdam, amsterdam, the netherlands 2011 flashbulb memory, studio gallery, budapest, hungary 2011 home edition, stredoslovenska galeria, banska bystrica, slovakia 2010 monumentalism: history and national identity in contemporary art, stedelijk museum, amsterdam, the netherlands 2010 yeasty medium - slovak photography 1990-2010, month of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2010 bless my homeland forever, i, too, will try to forget..., kunsthalle exnergasse, vienna, austria 2010 the heat, meet factory, prague, czech republic 2010 over the counter - economy in post-socialist art, mucsarnok / kunsthalle, budapest, hungary 2010 this is our time, michael stevenson, cape town, south africa 2010 the good old days, aarhus kunstbygning, denmark 2010 the romance of my young days, the future of my nostalgia, stredoslovenska galeria, banska bystrica, slovakia 2010 quickscan nl#01, nederlands fotomuseum, rotterdam, netherlands 2009 communism never happened, feinkost, berlin, germany 2009 new history, kharkov art museum, ukraine 2009 art works, prague biennale, czech republic 2009 skuter 2, jan koniarek gallery, trnava, slovak republic 2008 open ateliers, rijksakademie, amsterdam, the netherlands 2008 beyond the walls, noorderlicht festival, fries museum, leeuwarden, netherlands 2007 open ateliers, rijksakademie, amsterdam, the netherlands 2007 egon bondy, tranzit, bratislava, slovakia 2007 oskar cepan award, galeria medium, bratislava, slovakia 2007 facelift, air gallery, new york, usa 2007 glocal girls, prague biennale, praha, czech republic 2006 2nd international biennial of young artists / art is always somewhere else, bucharest, romania 2006 henkel art award, ba-ca kunstforum, wien, austria 2006 arrivals > slovakia, turner contemporary, margate, england 2006 urban condition, museum de paviljoens, almere, the netherlands 2006 last and lost, literaturhaus munchen, germany 2005 001 - slovakia - 005, month of photography, bratislava, slovakia 2005 neat, kogart gallery, budapest, hungary 2005 i image, dorottya gallery, budapest, hungary 2005 private women, international festival of photography in lodz, poland 2004 instant europe, villa manin centro d'arte contemporanea, italy 2004 joop swart masterclass 2004, foam, amsterdam , the netherlands 2004 breakthrough, grote kerk den haag, netherlands 2004 interrupted image, stredoslovenska galeria, banska bystrica, slovakia 2004 slovak photography, fotohof, salzburg, austria 2004 distance, institute of contemporary arts, dunaujvaros, hungary 2003 glokality, open gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2003 photo biennale, art museum, imatra, finland 2003 privat frei, open gallery, bratislava, slovakia 2003 stadt im sicht, kunstlerhaus, wien, austria 2002 confrontations, prague house of photography, prague, czech republic 2002 czech and slovak photography 1980-2000, museum of arts, olomouc, czech republic 2001 young slovak photography, internationale fototage, herten, germany 2001 four elements, nod, praha, czech republic festivals & screenings 2013 museumnacht, filmmuseum, dusseldorf, germany 2013 there must be order, ex elettrofonica, milan, italy 2013 there must be order, via farini, milan, italy 2012 now & after 12, moscow museum of modern art, russia 2012 international short film festival, oberhausen, germany 2012 new codes / athens video art festival, greece 2011 the recent history of daily utopias, werkstattkino, munich, germany 2009 lost & found, waag society, amsterdam, the netherlands 2009 directors lounge, berlin, germany awards 2013 vevey international photography prize, jury special award, switzerland 2009 tatra banka art award, slovakia 2008 ecb photography award, germany 2008 oskar barnack award, germany 2007 oskar cepan / yvaa award, slovakia 2007 baume & mercier award, italy 2004 mio photo award - kasahara michiko prize, japan collections mudam, luxembourg slovak national gallery, bratislava, slovakia stedelijk museum, amsterdam, netherlands rijksakademie artists' endowment fund, amsterdam, netherlands rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, amsterdam, netherlands residencies 2010 dcr guest studio, den haag, netherlands 2010 heppen transfer, warszawa, poland 2010 ph budapest, hungary 2009 udk berlin / karl hofer gesellschaft, berlin, germany 2008 international studio & curatorial program (iscp), new york, usa 2007-2008 rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, amsterdam, netherlands 2004 kunstlerhaus schloss wiepersdorf, germany 2003 kulturkontakt, vienna, austria lectures / presentations 2012 fotofestiwal, lodz, poland 2011 the archive as project - conference, warszawa, poland 2011 the other side - symposium, bielefeld, germany 2010 vrije academie voor beeldende kunsten, den haag, netherlands 2010 jihlava documentary film festival, jihlava, czech republic 2010 maimano - house of photography, budapest, hungary 2010 aarhus kunstbygning, denmark 2009 exlibris, bratislava, slovakia 2009 film and tv school of the academy of performing arts, prague, czech republic 2009 university of amsterdam, netherlands 2008 format1, praha, czech republic 2008 photo month, krakow, poland 2007 zak gallery, berlin, germany 2006 turner contemporary, margate, united kingdom 2006 galleri kontrast & nätverket brudarna, stockholm, sweden 2006 cork institute of technology, ireland 2006 föreningen galleri london, uppsala, sweden 2005 month of photography, bratislava, slovakia / documentary workshop 2005 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / documentary workshop 2005 truc spherique, žilina, slovakia / documentary workshop 2002 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / summer photoschool 2001 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / summer photoschool 2000 house of photography, poprad, slovakia / summer photoschool other activities 2011 deutsche borse photography prize - member of academy 2010 deutsche borse photography prize - member of academy 2010 sittcomm.award - jury member 2009 deutsche borse photography prize - member of academy 2008 deutsche borse photography prize - member of academy 2007 deutsche borse photography prize - member of academy 2007 sittcomm.award - jury member 2006 sittcomm.award - jury member 2004 institute for public affairs - jury member