Kölcsey Sára (1983) is an emerging, self-taught photographer from Pécs, Hungary. As an artist, mother, and cancer survivor, she works on several long-term projects with subjects closely related to her own life events and experiences. Her practice is defined by an intuitive approach to the intersections of personal history and the female experience. Her work seeks to give voice to unheard thoughts, transforming private vulnerabilities into symbolic visual narratives. After finalizing her series Postpartum Stories last year, Kölcsey has turned her lens toward the complexities of recovery and breast cancer. Drawing from her own
experience as a survivor, she photographs women using specific symbols to articulate their unique stories of healing. In this ongoing work, she creates portraits of women battling breast cancer, integrating symbols that reflect their individual paths to recovery and resilience.
She was selected as a FUTURES talent and became a scholarship holder of the Hungarian Academy of Arts in 2025.
