Born in 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia
Based in Haarlem, The Netherlands
Based in Haarlem, The Netherlands
I rearrange snippets from our reality into intense new visuals with staged rituals and emotive landscapes.
My initial academic path as an art historian (Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana) brought me to a basic understanding of the visual representation of LGBTQIA+ activism. I learned that our resilience as queer people drove us to carve ourselves out a space, disregarding any political system.
After completing studies of photography (KABK, The Hague) I moved on to rewriting personal stories into fictional narratives which reveal our inner lives.
Through my work, I strive to create a space for our alter egos. There, they can play.
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Education
HKU / Didactic skills, part A (BKE Didactische bekwaamheid, deel A) 2020
KABK – Royal Academy of Art / Bachelor of design - Photography 2008 - 2012, The Hague
Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana / University graduate in art history (univ. dipl. um. zgod.) 1998 - 2006
Freie Universität Berlin / Art History (Erasmus exchange) 2004
I. gimnazija v Celju / Grammar school 1994 - 1998, Celje
KABK – Royal Academy of Art / Bachelor of design - Photography 2008 - 2012, The Hague
Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana / University graduate in art history (univ. dipl. um. zgod.) 1998 - 2006
Freie Universität Berlin / Art History (Erasmus exchange) 2004
I. gimnazija v Celju / Grammar school 1994 - 1998, Celje
Work experience
Iztokk - Self-employed filmmaker, photographer and teacher 2012 - present
KABK Academy-wide education - Film and queer film courses 2019 - 2023, 2024 - , The Hague
KABK BA Photography - Moving image tutor 2019 - 2023, 2024 - , The Hague
HKU BA Fashion Design - Film and photography tutor 2016 - 2021, Utrecht
KABK Academy-wide education - Film and queer film courses 2019 - 2023, 2024 - , The Hague
KABK BA Photography - Moving image tutor 2019 - 2023, 2024 - , The Hague
HKU BA Fashion Design - Film and photography tutor 2016 - 2021, Utrecht
Lectures and workshops
Eye On Art: Kenneth Anger, Eye Filmmuseum 2023, introduction, Amsterdam
Eye on Art: Queer Resilience (shorts), Eye Filmmuseum 2023, film programme and introduction, Amsterdam
KABK BA Photography - Party in the White Cube 2023, workshop, The Hague
Royal Conservatoire - DIY Music Video 2022, lecture and workshop, The Hague
KABK BA Photography - Bal Masqué 2021-2022, workshop, The Hague
KABK BA Fine Arts - Film and photography elective 2020, The Hague
Klub Monokel, Legebitra, Društvo DIH - Photography in the LGBTQ+ scene in Slovenia 2006, lecture, Ljubljana, Koper
Eye on Art: Queer Resilience (shorts), Eye Filmmuseum 2023, film programme and introduction, Amsterdam
KABK BA Photography - Party in the White Cube 2023, workshop, The Hague
Royal Conservatoire - DIY Music Video 2022, lecture and workshop, The Hague
KABK BA Photography - Bal Masqué 2021-2022, workshop, The Hague
KABK BA Fine Arts - Film and photography elective 2020, The Hague
Klub Monokel, Legebitra, Društvo DIH - Photography in the LGBTQ+ scene in Slovenia 2006, lecture, Ljubljana, Koper
Community work
The Bookstore Project - BANK artist studios 2016 - 2017, Amsterdam
The Bookstore Project - Host at Homeland community house 2015 - 2016, Amsterdam
Grants, prizes and nominations
Filmography / film catalogues
Shows, screenings and events
The Bookstore Project - Host at Homeland community house 2015 - 2016, Amsterdam
Trojka student magazine - Graphic designer 2002 - 2003, Zagorje ob Savi
Klub Šoht - Head coordinator of student events 2002 - 2003, Hrastnik
Klub Šoht - Head coordinator of student events 2002 - 2003, Hrastnik
Grants, prizes and nominations
Fonds Kwadraat / Stories 2021
Honourable Mention – Festival Tresk #12 / PTSD 2021
Project subsidy – AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts) / Remembering the Nights in Safe Haven 2020
Stipendium Program for Emerging Artists – Mondriaan fund / Safe Place 2016
1st prize: Different Worlds – Young Contemporary Photography, Photon / Afterlife 2015, Ljubljana
Steenbergen prize nomination, Nederlands Fotomuseum / My Men 2012, Rotterdam
Thesis prize nomination, KABK / I want to have a good year again 2012, The Hague
Honourable Mention – Festival Tresk #12 / PTSD 2021
Project subsidy – AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts) / Remembering the Nights in Safe Haven 2020
Stipendium Program for Emerging Artists – Mondriaan fund / Safe Place 2016
1st prize: Different Worlds – Young Contemporary Photography, Photon / Afterlife 2015, Ljubljana
Steenbergen prize nomination, Nederlands Fotomuseum / My Men 2012, Rotterdam
Thesis prize nomination, KABK / I want to have a good year again 2012, The Hague
Filmography / film catalogues
Stories 2023, video installation
Adonia / Eye Filmmuseum 2023, music video
PTSD / Slovenian Film Database 2021, music video
Remembering the Nights in Safe Haven / Rencontres Internationales and Eye Filmmuseum 2020, short film
Descent 2020, music video
Rapture 2019, music video
Safe Place / Rencontres Internationales 2017, short film
Healing the Feeling / The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision 2016, video installation
Dark Marrow 2015, music video
Oval Window 2014, music video and video installation
My Men / Eye Filmmuseum 2012, video installation
Home Away 2011, short film
Adonia / Eye Filmmuseum 2023, music video
PTSD / Slovenian Film Database 2021, music video
Remembering the Nights in Safe Haven / Rencontres Internationales and Eye Filmmuseum 2020, short film
Descent 2020, music video
Rapture 2019, music video
Safe Place / Rencontres Internationales 2017, short film
Healing the Feeling / The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision 2016, video installation
Dark Marrow 2015, music video
Oval Window 2014, music video and video installation
My Men / Eye Filmmuseum 2012, video installation
Home Away 2011, short film
Published work
Račka Festival 2022, Based on True Stories. Spaces and Articulations of Sexuality 1990 - 2022, Center for Contemporary Arts 2022, exhibition catalogue, Celje
Tiffany ARTikulacija, Kulturni center Q 2021, interview, Ljubljana
Uncovering Creatives #9, hosted by Jennifer Muntslag, Pakhuis de Zwijger 2020, interview, Amsterdam
Unlocked Book 2015, photo book, Athens, Paris
Tiffany ARTikulacija, Kulturni center Q 2021, interview, Ljubljana
Uncovering Creatives #9, hosted by Jennifer Muntslag, Pakhuis de Zwijger 2020, interview, Amsterdam
Unlocked Book 2015, photo book, Athens, Paris
Shows, screenings and events
Museumnacht, Eye Filmmuseum 2024, screening, Amstedam
Jagodni izbor Festivala Tresk, Letni kino Metelkova & Slovenska kinoteka 2024, screening, Ljubljana
3rd Annual Unfinished Film Festival, Video Power & Odapark 2024, screening, Venray
Post Pxrn Film Festival 2024, screening, Warsaw
Porn Film Festival Amsterdam 2024, screening, Amsterdam
Zgodbe (Stories), Galerija Račka - Center for Contemporary Art 2023, solo show, Celje
Eye on Art: Queer Resilience (shorts), Eye Filmmuseum 2023, screening, Amsterdam
38. LGBT Film Festival 2022, screening, Ljubljana
39. KasselerDokfest 2022, screening, Kassel
Queer in Wonderland, Ekko 2022, screening, Utrecht
Post Pxrn Film Festival 2022, screening, Warsaw
Festival Račka, Center for Contemporary Art 2022, group show and performance, Celje
Satyrs and Maenads 2021, screening, Athens
Hotel Mokum 2021, screening, Amsterdam
Museumnacht Amsterdam: Silent Night, Sexyland World 2021, group show, Amsterdam
PFF Vienna 2021, screening, Vienna
Fuck Culture, Descriptive, Raum D 2021, group show, Vienna
Festival Tresk #12 2021, screening, Ljubljana
Eye on Art, Eye Filmmuseum 2021, screening, Amsterdam
Online premiere, Melkweg Expo 2020, screening, Amsterdam
PFF Vienna 2020, screening, Vienna
Street gallery during the epidemic, Fotogank & TAM-TAM 2020, group show, Ljubljana
Mint-Switch Festival, Roodkapje and Burgertrut 2020, screening, Rotterdam
Festival Sonica 2019, music festival, Ljubljana
Gaida Festival 2018, music festival, Vilnius
Mint-Switch festival, Roodkapje 2018, screening, Rotterdam
Sandberg Series 2017, The One Minutes 2017-2018, group show, various locations:
Sandberg Instituut, Museum Hilversum, Museum de Fundatie, Dortmunder U, Bonnefantenmuseum, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Art Museum of Nanjing University
Cure Park. Art of Care 2017, screening, Amsterdam
Eighteen 29 #4 2017, group show, Amsterdam
Prospects & Concepts – Art Rotterdam 2017, group show, Rotterdam
The One Minutes / Eco vs. Ego 2016, group show, various locations:
Sandberg Instituut, Museum Hilversum, Museum de Fundatie, Dortmunder U, Bonnefantenmuseum, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Art Museum of Nanjing University, Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Exhibition #2 – BANK 2016, group show, Amsterdam
Different Worlds – Young Contemporary Photography, Photon 2015, group show, Ljubljana
The Bookstore Project Space 2015, solo show, Amsterdam
Trash the house #2 2015, group show and event, The Hague
Undertow, Showroom MAMA 2014, group show, Rotterdam
Close, Het Nutshuis and Acte de présence 2014, group show, The Hague
You Made Me Love You, Derde Wal 2014, group show, Nijmegen
Pop-up Pride 2013, group show, Amsterdam
Plat(t)form 2013, Fotomuseum Winterthur 2013, portfolio review, Winterthur
Now or never #2, GEM 2013, group show, The Hague
Steenbergen prize show, Nederlands Fotomuseum 2012, group show, Rotterdam
Nu, KABK graduation show 2012, group show, The Hague
Bandits-Mages Festival 2011, screening, Bourges
Jagodni izbor Festivala Tresk, Letni kino Metelkova & Slovenska kinoteka 2024, screening, Ljubljana
3rd Annual Unfinished Film Festival, Video Power & Odapark 2024, screening, Venray
Post Pxrn Film Festival 2024, screening, Warsaw
Porn Film Festival Amsterdam 2024, screening, Amsterdam
Zgodbe (Stories), Galerija Račka - Center for Contemporary Art 2023, solo show, Celje
Eye on Art: Queer Resilience (shorts), Eye Filmmuseum 2023, screening, Amsterdam
38. LGBT Film Festival 2022, screening, Ljubljana
39. KasselerDokfest 2022, screening, Kassel
Queer in Wonderland, Ekko 2022, screening, Utrecht
Post Pxrn Film Festival 2022, screening, Warsaw
Festival Račka, Center for Contemporary Art 2022, group show and performance, Celje
Satyrs and Maenads 2021, screening, Athens
Hotel Mokum 2021, screening, Amsterdam
Museumnacht Amsterdam: Silent Night, Sexyland World 2021, group show, Amsterdam
PFF Vienna 2021, screening, Vienna
Fuck Culture, Descriptive, Raum D 2021, group show, Vienna
Festival Tresk #12 2021, screening, Ljubljana
Eye on Art, Eye Filmmuseum 2021, screening, Amsterdam
Online premiere, Melkweg Expo 2020, screening, Amsterdam
PFF Vienna 2020, screening, Vienna
Street gallery during the epidemic, Fotogank & TAM-TAM 2020, group show, Ljubljana
Mint-Switch Festival, Roodkapje and Burgertrut 2020, screening, Rotterdam
Festival Sonica 2019, music festival, Ljubljana
Gaida Festival 2018, music festival, Vilnius
Mint-Switch festival, Roodkapje 2018, screening, Rotterdam
Sandberg Series 2017, The One Minutes 2017-2018, group show, various locations:
Sandberg Instituut, Museum Hilversum, Museum de Fundatie, Dortmunder U, Bonnefantenmuseum, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Art Museum of Nanjing University
Cure Park. Art of Care 2017, screening, Amsterdam
Eighteen 29 #4 2017, group show, Amsterdam
Prospects & Concepts – Art Rotterdam 2017, group show, Rotterdam
The One Minutes / Eco vs. Ego 2016, group show, various locations:
Sandberg Instituut, Museum Hilversum, Museum de Fundatie, Dortmunder U, Bonnefantenmuseum, Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, Art Museum of Nanjing University, Dutch Design Week Eindhoven
Exhibition #2 – BANK 2016, group show, Amsterdam
Different Worlds – Young Contemporary Photography, Photon 2015, group show, Ljubljana
The Bookstore Project Space 2015, solo show, Amsterdam
Trash the house #2 2015, group show and event, The Hague
Undertow, Showroom MAMA 2014, group show, Rotterdam
Close, Het Nutshuis and Acte de présence 2014, group show, The Hague
You Made Me Love You, Derde Wal 2014, group show, Nijmegen
Pop-up Pride 2013, group show, Amsterdam
Plat(t)form 2013, Fotomuseum Winterthur 2013, portfolio review, Winterthur
Now or never #2, GEM 2013, group show, The Hague
Steenbergen prize show, Nederlands Fotomuseum 2012, group show, Rotterdam
Nu, KABK graduation show 2012, group show, The Hague
Bandits-Mages Festival 2011, screening, Bourges
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