Diana Serban

Last moments of @photolondonfair ⭐️ We had so much fun being part of the 2026 edition. Thank you to everyone who came to the booth and for all the wonderful conversations and feedback. Thank you again @__sophie.parker__ and @omfgnoway for having us! Keep an eye out for news and events from our artists ❤️ #photolondon #photography #contemporary

It’s the last two days of the show at @photolondonfair A huge thank you to everyone who has visited the booth so far. It’s been wonderful sharing the work with so many people throughout the week. 📷 There’s still time to come see Rethinking Eastern Europe at Booth J02, Olympia Kensington, before the fair closes on 17 May! Featuring work by Alexandra Joanna Baker @al3xba_art Diana Serban @battlegrounds19 Grupa Łono @grupalono Ksenia Kazintseva @essentialaspects @tinysassyspoon Laura Bivolaru @laura_bivolaru Magda Kuca @kuca_magda Maria Gvardeitseva @maria.gvard Marcelina Amelia @marcelinaamelia Michaela Nagyidaiová @michaelanagyidaiova Paulina Korobkiewicz @pakropka Vera Hadzhiyska @verahadzhiyska Zula Rabikowska @zula.ra Zsuzsanna Ida Papp @papp_ida_zsuzsanna With special thanks to @mickiewicz_institute and @acf_london #photolondon #rethinkingeasterneurope #contemporaryphotography

An honour to welcome Joel Meyerowitz @joel_meyerowitz to our booth at Photo London @photolondonfair this year. Thank you for stopping by and for the wonderful conversation. #rethinkingeasterneurope

What an amazing Private View at @photolondonfair ✨ Thank you to everyone who came to visit the Rethinking Eastern Europe booth, spent time with the work, and shared conversations with us ⭐️ The biggest thank you to @zula.ra for uniting the artists and shaping such a beautiful exhibition. We’re so grateful to be part of this year’s fair and excited for the days ahead. You can still visit us at Booth J02 until 17 May. #photolondon #rethinkingeasterneurope #contemporaryphotography

Install day ✅ The booth is finally coming together and we can’t wait to share it with you at @photolondonfair Come visit @re.thinking.eastern.europe at Booth J02, Olympia Kensington, from 13–17 May and experience the work of artists from Central and Eastern Europe and the diaspora. A huge thank you to @zula.ra and @verahadzhiyska for the incredible curation, and to our sponsors @mickiewicz_institute and @acf_london for supporting the project. See you at Photo London 👀 #photolondon #rethinkingeasterneurope #contemporaryphotography

Only 4 days left till @photolondonfair ✨ Across Discovery Booth J02, 12 artists from Central and Eastern Europe and the diaspora come together through works shaped by family histories, migration, ritual, memory, folklore, and everyday life. Rather than presenting a single idea of “Eastern Europe”, the exhibition moves through many different perspectives and experiences — from grandmothers’ hands and inherited traditions to suburban landscapes, mythology, displacement, and personal archives. Together, the works reflect on what is carried across generations, borders, and changing political realities. 📸 Featuring work by Alexandra Joanna Baker @al3xba_art Diana Serban @battlegrounds19 Grupa Łono @grupalono Ksenia Kazintseva @essentialaspects @tinysassyspoon Laura Bivolaru @laura_bivolaru Magda Kuca @kuca_magda Maria Gvardeitseva @maria.gvard Marcelina Amelia @marcelinaamelia Michaela Nagyidaiová @michaelanagyidaiova Paulina Korobkiewicz @pakropka Vera Hadzhiyska @verahadzhiyska Zula Rabikowska @zula.ra Zsuzsanna Ida Papp @papp_ida_zsuzsanna Discovery Booth J02 13–17 May With special thanks to our sponsors @mickiewicz_institute and @acf_london #photolondon #rethinkingeasterneurope #contemporaryphotography

Only one week to go until @photolondonfair ✨ We’re excited to present the work of 12 artists at Discovery Booth J02, bringing together photography-led practices that explore migration, memory, identity, belonging, and post-socialist visual culture. Through analogue and digital photography, the presentation creates a dialogue around personal and collective histories. The works aim to challenge simplified narratives of “Eastern Europe” and opening space for more intimate and nuanced perspectives. Come and see the incredible work by: Alexandra Joanna Baker @al3xba_art Diana Serban @battlegrounds19 Grupa Łono @grupalono Ksenia Kazintseva @essentialaspects @tinysassyspoon Laura Bivolaru @laura_bivolaru Magda Kuca @kuca_magda Maria Gvardeitseva @maria.gvard Marcelina Amelia @marcelinaamelia Michaela Nagyidaiová @michaelanagyidaiova Paulina Korobkiewicz @pakropka Vera Hadzhiyska @verahadzhiyska Zula Rabikowska @zula.ra Zsuzsanna Ida Papp @papp_ida_zsuzsanna 13–17 May Discovery Booth J02 With special thanks to our sponsors @mickiewicz_institute and @acf_london ✨ #photolondon #rethinkingeasterneurope #contemporaryphotography

To those who’ve just found their way to my little Instagram corner, welcome . To those who’ve been around for a while, your presence means more than you know . I’m Diana, a visual artist and photographer based in London, originally from a small town on the banks of the Danube in Romania. My work moves between the personal and the collective, the landscapes we inhabit, the objects we hold onto, the realities we shape around ourselves. I’m drawn to spaces that carry traces of other lives, and to the quiet friction between holding on and letting go. I’ve been quieter on here than I’d like outside of exhibition news, and I’m changing that. This year has already been a full one and there is more to come. I’d like to share more of it as it unfolds. The work, the process, the things I’m reading and looking at, the occasional behind the scenes of what it actually takes to make and show work. Does any of that sound like something you’d like to follow along with? If so, I’m glad you’re here 💙

A couple of weeks ago I had the joy of sharing work from my Time Capsule series at Battersea Arts Centre, as part of Maslenitsa, a festival of arts and culture from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, organised by @izbaarts and curated by @essentialaspects and @margaliu . The private view on the 11th was the highlight — performances, reconnections with fellow @re.thinking.eastern.europe members, and the warmth of meeting new artists from across the region. It was a real pleasure to be part of this group of artists. March was a good month 🌿 Install and event shots by @pakropka and @aga_novak 🙏 Prints by @theprintspace Part-funded by @welcometowandsworth as part of London Borough of Culture Hosted by @batterseaartscentre

Join us this May at @photolondonfair where @re.thinking.eastern.europe presents a curated exhibition of 12 contemporary artists working across photography and expanded lens practices. The presentation brings together analogue and digital photography, archival material, and mixed-media works that engage with themes of migration, intergenerational memory, and cultural identity shaped in the aftermath of socialism. Through a range of approaches, from documentary to experimental, the exhibition reflects on how images can carry personal and collective histories, while opening new ways of seeing and understanding the region. Artists: Alexandra Joanna Baker @al3xba_art Diana Serban @battlegrounds19 Ksenia Kazintseva @essentialaspects @tinysassyspoon Laura Bivolaru @laura_bivolaru Magda Kuca @kuca_magda Maria Gvardeitseva @maria.gvard Marcelina Amelia @marcelinaamelia @grupalono Michaela Nagyidaiová @michaelanagyidaiova Paulina Korobkiewicz @pakropka Vera Hadzhiyska @verahadzhiyska Zula Rabikowska @zula.ra Zsuzsanna Ida Papp @papp_ida_zsuzsanna #photography #photolondon #visualarts

Honoured to be part of this year’s @photolondonfair with @re.thinking.eastern.europe ✨ Rethinking Eastern Europe is a collective exploring ideas of the “Eastern Bloc,” challenging stereotypes and rethinking how the region is understood, shaped by experiences of migration, memory, and post-socialist identity. Very grateful to Zula Rabikowska (@zula.ra ) for bringing this together, and to Sophie Parker (@__sophie.parker__ ) for the invitation. 14 - 17 May @olympialondon With: Alexandra Joanna Baker (@al3xba_art ) Diana Serban (@battlegrounds19 ) Ksenia Kazintseva (@essentialaspects / @tinysassyspoon ) Laura Bivolaru (@laura_bivolaru ) Magda Kuca (@kuca_magda ) Maria Gvardeitseva (@maria.gvard ) Marcelina Amelia (@marcelinaamelia ) Michaela Nagyidaiová (@michaelanagyidaiova ) Paulina Korobkiewicz (@pakropka ) Vera Hadzhiyska (@verahadzhiyska ) Zula Rabikowska (@zula.ra ) Zsuzsanna Ida Papp (@papp_ida_zsuzsanna ) #PhotoLondon #RethinkingEasternEurope #PhotoLondonDiscovery

Hello friends, it’s been a while 😅 I am coming out of the late winter fog with some good news. I’m showing work from my ongoing Time Capsule series at Battersea Arts Centre this March, as part of @izbaarts ’ Maslenitsa Festival, a vibrant celebration rooted in Eastern European tradition, marking the close of winter and the arrival of spring. The exhibition brings together artists from across Central & Eastern Europe and Central Asia, co-curated by @margaritamakhanova and @tinysassyspoon . Expect multimedia work spanning installation, sculpture, painting, photography, performance, poetry and zines, alongside performances, talks, and family-friendly workshops. Time Capsule is set in my grandparents’ home in Southeast Romania and explores the stories held by objects and space, and what remains when the people we love are no longer there. I’m glad to be bringing this work into a space that feels so right for it, alongside a few of my @re.thinking.eastern.europe friends. If you’re in London and don’t have plans for this Wednesday (short notice, I know), free tickets are via link in bio, or just turn up 😬 Exhibition Dates: 9–13 March Opening times: 10am–6pm Private View: 11 March, 5–8pm, with live performances by exhibiting artists Location: Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London SW11 5TN Part-funded by Wandsworth Council as part of London Borough of Culture. @batterseaartscentre @welcometowandsworth @essentialaspects @boldmelloncollective @margaliu @tinysassyspoon