Overview

DK (1970) graduated from FPS in Munich and obtained his master’s degree from IVAS in Cologne. He has been member of the Strip Core art collective for over thirty years. He lived and worked between Ljubljana, Cologne, Munich, Vienna and Belgrade for a number of years. His creative process is based on artistic research, which results in an in-depth visual representation of themes often touching on socio-political and social issues. Recently, his research has also revealed a wide spectrum of dilemmas facing the photographic medium, from the subject/object relationship to the questions of the perception horizon and research into the truth/image, real/virtual, and authentic/false relationships.

 

With an original visual and conceptual approach to photography, the remarkable body of work encourages awareness of actual reality through visual narrative, not through immediate effect. However, DK’s work touches the viewer on a more sublime level, yet with a far-reaching impact. His work has been presented internationally and published in several publications and two monographs, and forms part of private and museum collections in Slovenia and across the world. In 2019, he presented his first large selection of abstract photographs in Jakopič Gallery in an exhibition titled Scotoma. He exhibited at 59th October Salon in Belgrade, Kuhlhaus in Berlin, Filter Space in Chicago, P/CAS in Paris, Jakopič gallery, Museum of Modern Art, City Art Museum, Ljubljana Castle, Cankarjev dom and National gallery in Ljubljana, Künstlerhaus and Fotogalerie Wien in Vienna, at Noorderlicht Photofestival in Groningen, 25th Biennale Sao Paulo, Center for Contemporary art in Warsaw, Gliptoteka in Zagreb, Cultural center in Belgrade, Rathaus gallerie in Graz, Kibla Portal in Maribor and Fabrico Braqo de Prata in Lisbon.

 

Recently, he participated at a group exhibition Slovenian Punk & Photography in 2023 at Cankarjev dom, which was later also exhibited in Pforzheim, Germany, and Novi Sad, Serbia.

Series
Works
  • DK, Preostanki 10 / Remnants 10, 2021
    Preostanki 10 / Remnants 10, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 11 / Remnants 11, 2021
    Preostanki 11 / Remnants 11, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 09 / Remnants 09, 2021
    Preostanki 09 / Remnants 09, 2021
  • DK, Marija s Črno luknjo, Hommage a Malevič / Mary with a Black Hole, Hommage a Malevich, 2021
    Marija s Črno luknjo, Hommage a Malevič / Mary with a Black Hole, Hommage a Malevich, 2021
  • DK, Don Kihot / Don Quixote, 2021
    Don Kihot / Don Quixote, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 27 / Remnants 27, 2021
    Preostanki 27 / Remnants 27, 2021
  • DK, Visitor 03, 2021
    Visitor 03, 2021
  • DK, Visitor 02, 2021
    Visitor 02, 2021
  • DK, Šaman / Shaman, 2021
    Šaman / Shaman, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 12 / Remnants 12, 2021
    Preostanki 12 / Remnants 12, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 19 / Remnants 19, 2021
    Preostanki 19 / Remnants 19, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 21 / Remnants 21, 2021
    Preostanki 21 / Remnants 21, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 23 / Remnants 23, 2021
    Preostanki 23 / Remnants 23, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 20 / Remnants 20, 2021
    Preostanki 20 / Remnants 20, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 29 / Remnants 29, 2021
    Preostanki 29 / Remnants 29, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 30 / Remnants 30, 2021
    Preostanki 30 / Remnants 30, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 31 / Remnants 31, 2021
    Preostanki 31 / Remnants 31, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 39 / Remnants 39, 2021
    Preostanki 39 / Remnants 39, 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 42 / Remnants 42, 2021
    Preostanki 42 / Remnants 42, 2021
  • DK, Avtoportret s kamero / Autoportrait with Camera, 2021
    Avtoportret s kamero / Autoportrait with Camera, 2021
  • DK, Avtoportret / Autoportrait, 2021
    Avtoportret / Autoportrait, 2021
  • DK, Matrix 01 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 01 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
    Matrix 01 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 01 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
  • DK, Matrix 03 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 03 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
    Matrix 03 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 03 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
  • DK, Matrix 02 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 02 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
    Matrix 02 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 02 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
  • DK, Matrix 04 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 04 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
    Matrix 04 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 04 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
  • DK, Matrix 05 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 05 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
    Matrix 05 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 05 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
  • DK, Matrix 06 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 06 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
    Matrix 06 (1986 v novi podobi 2021) / Matrix 06 (1986 reimagined 2021), 2021
  • DK, Preostanki 22 / Remnants 22, 2021
    Preostanki 22 / Remnants 22, 2021
  • DK, Dorian, 2023
    Dorian, 2023
  • DK, Sullen Man, 2022
    Sullen Man, 2022
  • DK, Woman Refusing to Leave Burning Home, 2023
    Woman Refusing to Leave Burning Home, 2023
  • DK, Black Sails, 2022
    Black Sails, 2022
  • DK, Izza vek 02 / Behind Eyelids 02, 2018
    Izza vek 02 / Behind Eyelids 02, 2018
  • DK, Temnenje 01 / Darkening 01, 2015
    Temnenje 01 / Darkening 01, 2015
  • DK, Temnenje 04 / Darkening 04, 2015
    Temnenje 04 / Darkening 04, 2015
  • DK, Temnenje 05 / Darkening 05, 2015
    Temnenje 05 / Darkening 05, 2015
  • DK, Temnenje 06 / Darkening 06, 2015
    Temnenje 06 / Darkening 06, 2015
  • DK, Temnenje 08 / Darkening 08, 2015
    Temnenje 08 / Darkening 08, 2015
  • DK, Temnenje 09 / Darkening 09, 2015
    Temnenje 09 / Darkening 09, 2015
  • DK, Izza vek 01 / Behind Eyelids 01, 2018
    Izza vek 01 / Behind Eyelids 01, 2018
  • DK, Masiv v Vinsonu ob mraku, Antarktika / Vinson Massif at Dusk, Antarctica, 2017
    Masiv v Vinsonu ob mraku, Antarktika / Vinson Massif at Dusk, Antarctica, 2017
  • DK, Snežni vihar nad platojem Dyers, Antarktika / Blizzard over Dyers Plateau, Antarctica, 2018
    Snežni vihar nad platojem Dyers, Antarktika / Blizzard over Dyers Plateau, Antarctica, 2018
  • DK, Nanos, Slovenija / Nanos, Slovenia, 2016
    Nanos, Slovenija / Nanos, Slovenia, 2016
  • DK, Peščeni vihar v Gizi, Egipt / Sandstorm at Giza, Egypt, 2018
    Peščeni vihar v Gizi, Egipt / Sandstorm at Giza, Egypt, 2018
  • DK, Po nočnem kopanju / After a Night Swim, 2018
    Po nočnem kopanju / After a Night Swim, 2018
  • DK, Jezero Gošikinuma, Japonska / Lake Goshikinuma, Japan, 2018
    Jezero Gošikinuma, Japonska / Lake Goshikinuma, Japan, 2018
  • DK, Spomin na počitnice / Memory of Holidays, 2017
    Spomin na počitnice / Memory of Holidays, 2017
  • DK, Ostanki ledene police Ronne, Antarktika / Remnants Of Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 2017
    Ostanki ledene police Ronne, Antarktika / Remnants Of Ronne Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 2017
  • DK, Peščeni vihar nad piramidami Abu Sir, Egipt / Sandstorm Over AbuSir Pyramids, Egypt, 2018
    Peščeni vihar nad piramidami Abu Sir, Egipt / Sandstorm Over AbuSir Pyramids, Egypt, 2018
  • DK, Tengger Caldera, Java / Tangger Caldera, Jawa, 2018
    Tengger Caldera, Java / Tangger Caldera, Jawa, 2018
  • DK, Severni pol ponoči / The North Pole At Night , 2018
    Severni pol ponoči / The North Pole At Night , 2018
  • DK, Nevarne vode, rt Horn, Čile / Treacherous Waters Cape Horn, Chile, 2018
    Nevarne vode, rt Horn, Čile / Treacherous Waters Cape Horn, Chile, 2018
  • DK, Zima v dolini Orkhon, Mongolija / Winter In Orkhon Valley, Mongolia, 2016
    Zima v dolini Orkhon, Mongolija / Winter In Orkhon Valley, Mongolia, 2016
  • DK, Nočna plovba preko preliva Drake / Crossing the Drake Passage by Night, 2018
    Nočna plovba preko preliva Drake / Crossing the Drake Passage by Night, 2018
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 00 / Almost Hope 00, 2016
    Skoraj upanje 00 / Almost Hope 00, 2016
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 01 / Almost Hope 01, 2016
    Skoraj upanje 01 / Almost Hope 01, 2016
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 02 / Almost Hope 02, 2016
    Skoraj upanje 02 / Almost Hope 02, 2016
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 03 / Almost Hope 03, 2016
    Skoraj upanje 03 / Almost Hope 03, 2016
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 06 / Almost Hope 06, 2014
    Skoraj upanje 06 / Almost Hope 06, 2014
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 07 / Almost Hope 07, 2018
    Skoraj upanje 07 / Almost Hope 07, 2018
  • DK, Skoraj upanje 08 / Almost Hope 08, 2018
    Skoraj upanje 08 / Almost Hope 08, 2018
  • DK, Temnenje 02 / Darkening 02, 2015
    Temnenje 02 / Darkening 02, 2015
Exhibitions
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