Author: Katarina Kolenc
Exhibition
12.9.-4.10.2025
Heatwave is a series of photographs capturing the author's memories of summers spent by the sea in 2022 and 2023, on the Slovenian coast and on the island of Krk. Having avoided beaches and swimming since childhood, she observed beach life from a distance. Kolenc explains that she does not see the point of sunbathing and spending the entire day in the sea, associating it with today’s consumerist, mainstream society. The series blends humour with critique, which is often present in her street and documentary photography.
The title Heatwave also alludes to the topical and threatening issue of global warming, which also stems from the pervasive human consumer mentality.
Katarina Kolenc (1994) graduated in photography at the Faculty of Applied Sciences (VIST) in Ljubljana. Her photographic practice deals with the depiction of documentary and commercial stories, intertwining them with her more light-hearted yet critical perspective on society, expressed in genuine, spontaneous and decisive moments.
