Lucia Nimcová
Lucia Nimcová | |
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 Nimcová in 2009 | |
| Born | 11 November 1977 |
| Alma mater | Opava School of Photography Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse | Roman Babják |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Leica Oskar Barnack Award (2008) ECB Annual Photography Award (2008) |
| Website | luco |
Lucia Nimcová (born 11 November 1977) is a Slovak photographer.
Biography
[edit]Early life and education
[edit]Lucia Nimcová was born on 11 November 1977 in Humenné. She is of Ruthenian descent. She started photographing at the age of nine.[1] Nimcová was educated at the School of creative industry in Košice and studied creative photography at the Opava School of Photography and at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam.[2][3]
Photography
[edit]In 2003, she Nimcová published a Slovensko 2003 series funded by the Institute for Public Affairs, mapping the life after the fall of communistm.[4] She further developed this topic in her 2008 Unofficial series, which was awarded the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.[5] The series was also awarded the European Central Bank Photography Award for the best contribution on the theme "Europe".[6]
In 2020s, Nimcová conducted extensive fieldwork in the Carpathians on the border between Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine, recording the sung and spoken testimonies of local women to preserve disappearing oral histories, especially those reflecting female experiences and trauma across generations.
Personal life
[edit]Nimcová resides in Addis Ababa.[7] Nimcová and husband, the producer Roman Babják, have two children.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Almášiová, Monika. "Tvorbu Humenčanky Lucie Nimcovej pozná celý svet". zemplin.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "lucia nimcova / cv". www.luco.sk. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ Kadlecová, Jana. "Lucia Nimcová: Už nechcem byť vojakom". kultura.sme.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "IVO - Inštitút pre verejné otázky". www.ivo.sk. Archived from the original on 2025-03-22. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "Lucia Nimcova, winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2008". Lucia Nimcova, winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2008. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ Bank, European Central (2008-11-26). "ECB Annual Photography Award 2008 - Europe". European Central Bank. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ Mikyšková, Monika Pascoe (2022-04-09). "V tomto prípade sa už nedá povedať, že som pacifista, nech si to medzi sebou vyriešia". Denník N (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 2022-06-06. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ Otriová, Jana. "Fotografka Lucia Nimcová: Pre mňa je celý svet jeden svet". zemplin.korzar.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-06-27.
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