Disclosed love - Dorota Holubová

January 13 – 22, 2023
Photography: Dorota Holubová
Text editing and interviews: Michal Dudoň

“My mom took my coming out hard. Not because
she stopped loving me or thought, ‘Oh my God, what have I done?’
She was just sad that my life was going to be a bit more difficult.”
— TOMÁŠ

The exhibition Unhidden Love presents a series of intimate portraits and diverse, exceptional stories of LGBTI couples and families living in Slovakia.

Dorota Holubová is a portrait and documentary photographer based in Bratislava. In her personal work, she focuses on women, the LGBT community, and the behind-the-scenes world of art. She has received multiple awards at Slovak Press Photo in the categories of Portrait, Everyday Life, and Art World. She is a member of Women Photograph, a global organization of women and nonbinary documentary photographers. Her work has been exhibited in over 30 solo and group shows in Slovakia and abroad. She has collaborated with NGOs such as Amnesty International, Stop Corruption Foundation, Vagus, Sloboda zvierat, Možnosť voľby, and People in Need.

Photo by Jana Gombiková