Jana Šantavá’s photographs tap into haunting and unsettling ideas of human duality. Her images feel like film stills, creating an eerie and suspenseful narrative that the viewer is left to fill out for themselves.
Šantavá has received numerous prestigious awards, including a Gold Medal at the Budapest International Foto Awards 2023 and a Silver Prize at the World Photo Annual 2023. Her work has been exhibited in renowned galleries across Europe, including Paris, Milan, Budapest, Athens, and Bratislava. In 2024, she presented a solo exhibition at the Slovak Institute in Berlin.
Selected awards & exhibitions
Gold Medal – Budapest International Foto Awards 2024
Silver Prize – World Photography Awards 2023
Finalist – ImageNation Paris, London, New York
Exhibitions: OFF Bratislava, One Art Space NYC, ImageNation Milano
Publications: L’Oeil de la Photographie, Art Weekenders, Trend.sk
Slovak Institute in Berlin: Solo Exhibition 2024