Diana Păun (b. 1995) is a Romanian visual artist based in Berlin, Germany.
She works primarily with photography and develops site-specific installations, incorporating various elements to create environments around photography in space. Diana gets inspiration from everyday experiences as a member of society, as well as from the relationships between people and between people and nature. She explores themes such as society, self-anthropology, collective memory, and emerging alternative histories.
She works primarily with photography and develops site-specific installations, incorporating various elements to create environments around photography in space. Diana gets inspiration from everyday experiences as a member of society, as well as from the relationships between people and between people and nature. She explores themes such as society, self-anthropology, collective memory, and emerging alternative histories.
International group exhibitions:
2025 - Common Ground 2.0 - OKK/Raum29, Berlin, Germany.
2025 - Smart Power: Climate Protection Instead of Fake News - GROUP GLOBAL 3000, Berlin, Germany.
2025 - Architectures of Healing - GALERIE AC. ART & DIALOGUE, Berlin, Germany.
2023 - Architectures of Healing - duo exhibition - Romanian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany.
2023 - Linguistic Xpedition - Urban Nation, Berlin, Germany.
2023 - CineEuroConnect - Timișoara, Romania; Szolnok, Hungary; Sofia, Bulgaria.
2022 - In Translation - The Contexts of Nature - Park View Gallery, Shenzhen, China.
2021 - The Use of Landscape - Exhibition Space of the Academy of Fine, Vienna, Austria.
2019 - Transform 2019 - MSUM Museum of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2019 - L'Ours - Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France.
2025 - Common Ground 2.0 - OKK/Raum29, Berlin, Germany.
2025 - Smart Power: Climate Protection Instead of Fake News - GROUP GLOBAL 3000, Berlin, Germany.
2025 - Architectures of Healing - GALERIE AC. ART & DIALOGUE, Berlin, Germany.
2023 - Architectures of Healing - duo exhibition - Romanian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany.
2023 - Linguistic Xpedition - Urban Nation, Berlin, Germany.
2023 - CineEuroConnect - Timișoara, Romania; Szolnok, Hungary; Sofia, Bulgaria.
2022 - In Translation - The Contexts of Nature - Park View Gallery, Shenzhen, China.
2021 - The Use of Landscape - Exhibition Space of the Academy of Fine, Vienna, Austria.
2019 - Transform 2019 - MSUM Museum of Contemporary Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2019 - L'Ours - Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France.
Residences:
2024 - Pragovka - Pragovka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
2023 (11 months) - Fresh A.I.R. - Urban Nation, Berlin, Germany.
2021 - "Școala de Acasă" - Acasă la Hundorf, Viișoara, Romania.
2018 - Salzburg Summer Academy (coordinator: Ahlam Shibli).
2024 - Pragovka - Pragovka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
2023 (11 months) - Fresh A.I.R. - Urban Nation, Berlin, Germany.
2021 - "Școala de Acasă" - Acasă la Hundorf, Viișoara, Romania.
2018 - Salzburg Summer Academy (coordinator: Ahlam Shibli).
Grants:
2020 - 5 Under 30, Center for Documentary Photography.
2020 - 5 Under 30, Center for Documentary Photography.
Solo shows:
2024 - Everything is True, Nothing is False; Everything is False, Nothing is True - Pragovka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
2021 - The Use of Landscape - Galeria Solar, Romania.
2020 - How to Be Young in an Old Space - 8PT, Bucharest, Romania.
2020 - How to Be Young in an Old Space - A5, Bucharest, Romania.
2024 - Everything is True, Nothing is False; Everything is False, Nothing is True - Pragovka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
2021 - The Use of Landscape - Galeria Solar, Romania.
2020 - How to Be Young in an Old Space - 8PT, Bucharest, Romania.
2020 - How to Be Young in an Old Space - A5, Bucharest, Romania.
National group exhibitions:
2023 - Pays sage - National Art Museum, Craiova, Romania.
2022 - Entwined Environments Part 2 - CAV, Bucharest, Romania.
2022 - Omission Possible - Mutual Loop - Sala Omnia, Bucharest, Romania.
2022 - We Are Not Passive Visitors - Borderline Art Space, Iași, Romania.
2022 - Coming Back to Our Senses - The Institute - Combinatul Fondului Plastic, Bucharest, Romania.
2021 - Possible Interactions - National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania.
2021 - The Use of Landscape - Galeria Posibilă, Bucharest, Romania.
2020 - Almost Free - NAG, 8PT, Bucharest, Romania.
2019 - Visible X Invisible - WASP, Bucharest, Romania.
2018 - Romanian Design Week - Palatul Telefoanelor, Bucharest, Romania.
2017 - SALT - Scena9, Bucharest, Romania.
2015 - 70 Years of the Romanian Industrial Landscape - Cărturești Verona, Bucharest, Romania.
2015 - Selfie Time-Based Arts @ Time Factor (Y) - Căminul Artei, Bucharest, Romania.
2023 - Pays sage - National Art Museum, Craiova, Romania.
2022 - Entwined Environments Part 2 - CAV, Bucharest, Romania.
2022 - Omission Possible - Mutual Loop - Sala Omnia, Bucharest, Romania.
2022 - We Are Not Passive Visitors - Borderline Art Space, Iași, Romania.
2022 - Coming Back to Our Senses - The Institute - Combinatul Fondului Plastic, Bucharest, Romania.
2021 - Possible Interactions - National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania.
2021 - The Use of Landscape - Galeria Posibilă, Bucharest, Romania.
2020 - Almost Free - NAG, 8PT, Bucharest, Romania.
2019 - Visible X Invisible - WASP, Bucharest, Romania.
2018 - Romanian Design Week - Palatul Telefoanelor, Bucharest, Romania.
2017 - SALT - Scena9, Bucharest, Romania.
2015 - 70 Years of the Romanian Industrial Landscape - Cărturești Verona, Bucharest, Romania.
2015 - Selfie Time-Based Arts @ Time Factor (Y) - Căminul Artei, Bucharest, Romania.
Artwork featured in:
2025 - Everything is True, Nothing is False; Everything is False, Nothing is True - Grupaj #4, published by Camera, Cluj, Romania.
2025 - Parts of multiple projects - Grupaj #4, published by Pragovka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
2023 - The Use of Landscape - The Use of Landscape, published by Galeria Posibilă, Bucharest, Romania.
2023 - The Use of Landscape - In Translation, published by Shangqiart, Shangqi, China.
2021 - UM0127 - Encourage. Canon Student Development Program, published by Postcart Edizioni, Rome, Italy.
2025 - Everything is True, Nothing is False; Everything is False, Nothing is True - Grupaj #4, published by Camera, Cluj, Romania.
2025 - Parts of multiple projects - Grupaj #4, published by Pragovka Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic.
2023 - The Use of Landscape - The Use of Landscape, published by Galeria Posibilă, Bucharest, Romania.
2023 - The Use of Landscape - In Translation, published by Shangqiart, Shangqi, China.
2021 - UM0127 - Encourage. Canon Student Development Program, published by Postcart Edizioni, Rome, Italy.
Film festivals:
2021 - "Împotriva vremii" - part of the Official Selection: Bucharest Fashion Film Festival, Romania; Florence Dance on Screen, Italy; First-Time Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network, Great Britain; Milan Fashion Film Festival, Italy; Venice Experimental Video and Performing Art, Palazzo Bembo, Italy.
2021 - "Împotriva vremii" - part of the Official Selection: Bucharest Fashion Film Festival, Romania; Florence Dance on Screen, Italy; First-Time Filmmaker Sessions by Lift-Off Global Network, Great Britain; Milan Fashion Film Festival, Italy; Venice Experimental Video and Performing Art, Palazzo Bembo, Italy.
Studies:
2018–2020 - Master's Degree, Photography and Dynamic Image, National University of Arts Bucharest
(coordinator: Alexandru Solomon).
2019 - Visual Communication, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria - Erasmus Scholarship.
2014–2018 - Bachelor's Degree, Faculty of Law, University of Craiova, Copyright and Related Rights
(coordinator: Daniela Isabela Scarlat).
2014–2017 - Bachelor's Degree, Photo-Video and Computerized Image Processing, National University of Arts Bucharest
(coordinator: Prof. Roxana Trestioreanu).
2016 - Media Class, École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image, Poitiers, France - Erasmus Scholarship.
2018–2020 - Master's Degree, Photography and Dynamic Image, National University of Arts Bucharest
(coordinator: Alexandru Solomon).
2019 - Visual Communication, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria - Erasmus Scholarship.
2014–2018 - Bachelor's Degree, Faculty of Law, University of Craiova, Copyright and Related Rights
(coordinator: Daniela Isabela Scarlat).
2014–2017 - Bachelor's Degree, Photo-Video and Computerized Image Processing, National University of Arts Bucharest
(coordinator: Prof. Roxana Trestioreanu).
2016 - Media Class, École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image, Poitiers, France - Erasmus Scholarship.