Born in Slovenia, at that time Yugoslavia. In 2011 she finished her studies at the Institute and Academy for Multimedia in Ljubljana.
She has been changing places from Ljubljana to Greece for nearly a decade and after to Paris - for a quest of a home while on the other side she was always urged by the necessity to move. This is also the main focus she explores in her work, the question of her home, geographically as well as emotionally.
Tereza’s life can be read within her photographic motives, her work stretches between diary and documentary photography, characterized by a minimalist reality that grows into surreality. The questions often stay open and emotions lead the way.
Tereza Kozinc explores the medium of photography impulsively; her works record the unplanned moments of everyday life that catch her attention with a sincere, sometimes almost brutal bluntness.
Based on intuition and on her everyday life, Kozinc’s series spread from the north of Japan to the south of her kitchen. She is a self-taught photographer, mostly using 35mm film.
Her more recent work is influenced by her recent motherhood and feminism, intertwining the roles of mother and artist, but remaining at its core in the artist's style. The darkroom became her core room, her womb.
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She is a co-curator at the photo festival in Slovenia - Kranj Foto Fest.
Kozinc works as well as an independent photo editor, helping photographers realising their ideas, projects, exhibitions and photo books. Available in Slovenia, Paris or online.
For further enquiries: lunyna@gmail.com
The artist’s work is represented by Galerija Fotografija, for further enquiries regarding print sale: barbaraceferin@galerijafotografija
PHOTOGRAPHY PLATFORMS AND MAGAZINE FEATURES / INTERVIEWS
Guardian
Mladina / portret
Fotofever prize with Dahinden: interview
FotoRoom interview
Phases Magazine
Yogurt Magazine
C41 Magazine
Discarded Magazine
AWARDS, SELECTONS
2024, Maurice de Mauriac x Photo Basel Award, shortlisted
2024, Anabelle selection, Photo Basel
2024, Foam Paul Huf Award, nominated
2021, Futures Photography by Void - https://www.futures-photography.com/stories/meet-the-artists-nominated-by-void-in-2021
2021, R.2 Masterclass - https://www.r2masterclass.com/class-2021-2022/
2020, Fotofever prize with Dahinden, Paris, winner - https://www.fotofever.com/page.php?page_id=668&lang=en
2020, Different Worlds, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia, final selection
2019, Void x #FotoRoomOPEN, book publishing by Void, shortlisted
2019, “Fresh Legs”, Inselgalerie, Berlin, Germany, final selection
2014, “Every Day”, EMZIN Photo of the Year Award, Slovenia, shortlisted
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025, Art Photo Barcelona with Galerija Fotografija, Barcelona, Spain
2023, “Trans-pose” collaboration with sculptor Tejka Pezdirc, City Hall Glass Atrium, Ljubljana
2022, “Bonjour le jour” collaboration with photographer Klavdij Sluban, Mala galerija, Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2022, “POREZAVA” collaboration with photographer Andrej Zavasnik, Podhod Ajdovscina, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2021, “The Swamp”, Kranj Foto Fest, Slovenia
2019, “An Almost Home: Hokkaido”, La Nuu Photo Festival, Spain
2018, "The Living Book", Photo festival Les Azimutes d'Uzes, France
2017, "The Living Book", Kulturni inkubator, Photography Festival Maribor, Slovenia
2016, "Pozni žarek", Vodnikova domačija, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013, "Ko-roma-in-dia”", City Library Oton Župančič, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2010, "Hang Emotions", Sokolski Dom, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
2008, "Metropolisapiens", Goga, Novo Mesto, Slovenia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025, “Winds of Changes / Menjave”, curated by Brane Kovič, City Gallery Nova Gorica
2024, “Roots”, Galerija Fotografija, Slovenia
2024, “Face To Face”, 20 years of Galerija Fotografija, Slovenia
2024, “Finding Stenli”, Photo Basel, Galerija Fotografija, Switzerland
2023, “The Swamp”, Photo Basel, Analix Forever Gallery, Switzerland
2022, “Rainbow”, Analix Forever Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2022, “Varuhinje rek / River Guardiance”, Slovenia
2022, “Home, State Of Transition”, Kranj Foto Fest, Slovenia
2022, “The Swamp”, Trenutek časa, Gallery Stolp, Maribor, Slovenia
2021, “Finding Stenli”, Different Worlds, Galerie Fotografie, Prague, Czech Republic
2021, “Finding Stenli”, Different Worlds, Photon Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2020, “The Swamp”, “Go Insaid”, Analix Forever Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
2020, “Finding Stenli” Fotofever, Carroussel du Louvre, Paris, France
2020, “Finding Stenli”, Different Worlds, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2019, “Fresh Legs”, Inselgalerie, Berlin, Germany
2019, “Ombres et lumieres”, Institut Francais, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2019, “Arbes”, Les Azimutes d’Uzes, France
2018, "Paris In And Out", IF SLOVENIA WERE, Castle Rajhenburg, Slovenia
2018, "Paris In And Out", IF SLOVENIA WERE, Photo festival Voies Off, Arles, France
2017, "Iz okvirja / Out Of Frame", UGM Studio (Art Gallery Maribor), Maribor, Slovenia
2014, "Every Day", EMZIN Photo of the Year Award, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012, "45 obratov", collaboration with DK, Channel Zero, AKC Metelkova Mesto, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012, "Nov dan ali 99%", KUD France Prešeren, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2009, "Re_ver", Gallery Mizzart, AKC Metelkova Mesto, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008, Schmiede, International Multimedia Festival, Halein, Austria
PHOTOBOOK EXHIBITIONS
2019, “An Almost Home: Hokkaido”, Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
2017, "Korenine in sanje / Oi Rizes kai ta Onira / Roots And Dreams" (a photozine), Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
SCREENINGS
2019, “Paris In And Out”, Vandals, Festival Planche(s) Contact, Deauville, France
2018, "Paris In And Out", La Nuu Photo Festival, Spain
2018, "The Living Book", Photo festival Les Azimutes d'Uzes, France
2018, "Paris In And Out", IF SLOVENIA WERE, Photo festival Voies Off, Arles, France
2018, "Paris In And Out", Vandals, Base Milano, Milano Photo Week, Italy
2017, "The Living Book", Photo festival Voies Off, Arles, France
2014, "Aspromavro", SCAN Photo Festival, Antiga Audiencia, Terragona, Spain
2012, “The Poets” ,Mlade Rime, 46 portraits of Slovenian poets,
Menza Pri Koritu, AKC Metelkova Mesto, Ljubljana, Slovenia
BOOKS & ZINES
2023, Tereza Kozinc, Klavdij Sluban: 7 AM, a photo book, hard cover, 128 pages, 700 copies, published by IIKKI, France
2022, Tereza Kozinc, Andrej Zavašnik: Porezava, photozine, selfpublished
2022, Je suis un monde, Tiphanine Le Gall - Pour dire une photographie de Tereza Kozinc, published by Les petites allees
2019, Finding Stenli, photozine, selfpublished
2019, An Almost Home: Hokkaido, photozine, selfpublished
2018, IF SLOVENIA WERE, an artist photo book, 18 photographers, published by Cultural Institution Krško in Slovenia
2018, "Pomlad kot zmeraj", collaboration with poet Željko Kozinc, published by Hiša Poezije
2017, "Korenine in sanje / Oi Rizes kai ta Onira / Roots And Dreams", a photozine, selfpublished
2015, “Pozni žarek”, collaboration with poet Željko Kozinc, published by FrancFranc