Kristina Žetko (b. 1997, Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a visual artist working across cameraless photography, light installation, and craft. Her work engages with themes of perception, connectivity and individual expression, often examining how internal experiences can be translated into shared, sensory encounters.

Over a decade of studying and practicing photography, Žetko has gained extensive knowledge of the medium’s processes and material possibilities. Her main interest lies in darkroom experimentation and hands-on analog processes. She creates experimental cameraless photographs using light-sensitive materials, handmade negatives, and photographic chemicals to produce abstract, painterly compositions.

Alongside photography, Žetko increasingly works with light in sculptural and spatial installations. Her professional involvement in light festivals since 2022 has led her back to the earlier light and sound installation Heart (2019) and has since evolved into two new works: Follow the Heart and From the Heart.Working in public space allows Žetko to create accessible works that encourage spontaneous interaction and shared experience beyond the traditional gallery setting.

In addition to her artistic practice, Žetko regularly organizes and leads workshops and masterclasses in analog photography, with a particular focus on black-and-white darkroom processes and experimental techniques such as chemigrams and photograms. She exhibits internationally in solo and group shows, with work presented at Kulturhuset Fregatten (SE), Fotogalerija STOLP (SI), Galleri Gjuteriet (SE), Röda Sten Konsthall (SE) and LUMEN Festival (CA).

Education

• 2020–2022 — MFA in Photography, HDK-Valand Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2016–2020 — BA in Visual Communication Design – Photography, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 2012–2016 — Secondary School for Design and Photography, programme Photographic Technician, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Contact

Email: kristina@zetko.si
Instagram: kristinazetko