Horațiu Șovăială (b. 1987) is a Romanian photographer based in Zürich, Switzerland.
Horațiu studied at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, majoring in contemporary photography and video art. He is interested in the visual representation of recent history, and his work seeks to challenge the cultural divide between Eastern and Western Europe. Horațiu draws inspiration from various archives of historical and contemporary imagery and, using a suggestive visual grammar, creates a nuanced interpretation of an era in flux. His images are sometimes imagined and carefully staged, and other times they feel very real, factual, and experienced.
Education:
2006 - 2009 National Univeristy of Arts, Bachelor of Arts in Photography and Video Art, Bucharest
2009 - 2011 National Univeristy of Arts, Masters of Arts in Photography and Video Art, Bucharest
2023 DoBeDo Mentorship Program, Mark Lebon
Exhibitions:
2016 Reacknowledged Structures: Models at the Cupola Gallery, the Contemporary Photography Biennial, Iași, RO
2017 Calea București at the Moebius Gallery, Bucharest, RO
2019 Reacknowledged Structures: Models, Circulations Photo Festival at 104 Centquatre, Paris, FR
You have seen the Unseen at the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, RO
2020 Sports Bar at the Suprainfinit Gallery, Bucharest, RO
2023 New East Festival at IDEAL, Centre d'Arts Digitals, Barcelona, ES
2025 Topografii Rescrise at the Art Museum of the city of Brașov, RO
Press:
British Journal of Photography - Circulations 2019
Calvert Journal - Circulations 2019
Calvert Journal - Lucian Varvaroi XXX
ΠMagazine - Lucian Varvaroi XXX
Out of Stock - Lucian Varvaroi XXX
Contact:
Tel: 0041 (0) 766 070 069
0040 (0) 743 043 370
Email: horatiu.sovaiala@gmail.com
Insta: @horatiu.sovaiala
Portfolio and CV on request.
Commissions: Navada Productions
📍 Zürich, Switzerland
Available for collaborations.