Roxana Savin
Geneva-based photographic artist from Romania
Roxana Savin is a photographic artist born and raised in Romania. Her practice is informed by her personal experience, and explores identity, belonging, gender roles, status of women in contemporary society. Roxana studied photography at Fine Art School of Photography Moscow and was awarded a MA Photography with Distinction by Falmouth University UK. She was selected as one of GUP 100 Talents.
Her work was exhibited in Switzerland, France, Romania, Russia, Netherlands and published internationally. Her project ‘I’ll be late tonight’ was nominated among Best projects of 2020 by Phmuseum. The photobook was awarded Silver Winner by PX3 Paris, Honorable Mention by Encontros Da Imagem Book Award. Drawn to counter narratives and the intersection between reality and fiction, Roxana Savin is interested in the possibilities of the medium as an agent for social change.
2024
- 'I'll be late tonight', Punctum Gallery, Tallinn
2023
- 'Captured Stillness', Le Nouveau Vallon, Geneva, Switzerland
- 'The Multiple Nature of Time', Profil Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 'Loot at you. Now', Switch Lab, Bucharest, Romania
- 'Touch', Sibiu Contemporary Art Festival, Sibiu, Romania
- 'Open Walls', Galerie Huit Arles, Arles, France
- Breitenmoser Gallery, PhotoGeneve Festival, Switzerland
- Belfast Photo Festival, Shortlisted
- Format Photo Festival, Shortlisted
- Artist Talk, PhotoElysee & Near Association of Swiss Photographers, 'Women and Photobooks', Lausanne, Switzerland
2022
- 'Breathing Houses', Verzasca Foto, Switzerland
- 'Eyelid noon','IOMO Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
- Artist Talk, Photoforum Pasquart (Bienne), 'Photobooks about the representation of the body and gender roles, with a critical approach to feminism.'
- Artist Talk, Centre de la Photographie Geneve, on 'I'll be late tonight'
- Artist Talk, Inspiring Gatherings
2021
- Soyuz Seal Gallery, Winzavod Contemporary Art Center, Moscow, Russia
- 'Fresh Eyes' Exhibition, Art Rotterdam
- PX3 Prix de la Photographie, Paris, France
- Prix de la Photographie Paris, Silver Winner Book Category
- GUP FreshEyes 100 Talents
- Encontros da Imagem Book Award, Shortlisted
- Artist Talk, American International Women Club Geneva, on 'I'll be late tonight'
- Artist Talk, Work Show Grow, on 'I'll be late tonight'
2020
- Untitled Dummy Awards Russia, Shortlisted
- PhMuseum Best Projects of 2020, Selected
- Format 21, Shortlisted
2019
- 'Fiction and the Figures of Life', Borderline Art Space, Romania
- 'The Inner Theater', Franz Binder Museum, Romania
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