ABOUT
Sara Cucè is a London-based artist working primarily with analog photography and traditional darkroom printing. She works exclusively with black-and-white 35mm and 120mm film, creating hand-printed photographs that explore themes of identity, migration, belonging, memory, and the environment.
Graduated with a BA in Photography from London Metropolitan University (2017), Cucè developed a strong foundation in darkroom processes and photographic technique. Her interest in how art is presented and experienced led her to pursue an MA in Curating Art and Public Programmes (London South Bank University and Whitechapel Gallery, 2022). This curatorial background continues to inform her artistic practice, deepening her understanding of visual narratives and exhibition-making.
Alongside her artistic work, Cucè is a full-time registrar for a private art collection, where she engages with art handling, preservation, and logistics on a daily basis. She also accepts occasional photography commissions, particularly portrait and people-focused projects that align with her creative vision.
Drawn to the slow, meditative rhythm of analog photography, Cucè values the hands-on process of developing and printing in the darkroom. This deliberate pace allows her to reflect, remain present, and approach her subjects with renewed perspective and intention — qualities that shape both her artistic and personal growth.
Her work has been exhibited across the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. She is the winner of the Life Framer Award 2022, was named among the 100 GUP Fresh Eyes Photo Talents 2022, and was a finalist for the LensCulture HOME ’21 International Photo Prize, the Magnum Photography Awards, the Royal Photographic Society IPE 160, and Photography on a Postcard 2017.
Website: www.saracuce.com
Instagram: @sara_cuce
EDUCATION
2022 MA Curating Art and Public Programmes, Whitechapel Gallery & LSBU
2017 BA Photography, London Metropolitan University
CURATORIAL
2022 Tracing Absence, artworks selection from Christen Sveaas Art Foundation, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK [co-curated as part of the MA Curating Art and Public Programmes]
2023 Tracing Absence, artworks selection from Christen Sveaas Art Foundation, Kistefos Museum, Norway
ARTIST SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Non voglio vedere, Casa Peloro, Messina, Italy
ARTIST SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 A sense of place, PEP Photography, B-Part Am Gleisdreieck, Berlin, Germany.
2023 Haute Photographie Rotterdam, GUP & Fresh Eyes Photo, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
2022 Imagenation Milan, JustWomen, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, Italy.
2022 Haute Photographie Amsterdam, Fresh Eyes and GUP book launch & exhibition, Amsterdam.
2022 Arles Festival Off 2022, Casa&Putìa, Palermofoto temporary gallery, Arles, France
2022 Imagenation Paris, JustWomen, Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris, France.
2021 Finding a way home, English Riviera Photography Showcase, Artizan Gallery, UK
2017/2018 RPS International Photography Awards IPE 160, multiple locations in UK
2018 Photograd Open 2018, London Metropolitan university, London.
2018 ‘New adventures in a dirty darkroom’, E5 Process collective, part of Photomonth London.
2017 CASS Summer Show, ’Too much information’, London Metropolitan university, London
2017 Magnum Print Swap Shop, Lensculture, theprintspace, London
2017 Photography on a Postcard, theprintspace, London
2016 This body is no one’s home, London Metropolitan University, London
2015 11 Degrees Show, Hoxton gallery, London
AWARDS
2022 Fresh Eyes Talent 2022
2022 Life Framer 'Home Sweet Home' Award Winner
2021 LensCulture HOME '21 International Photo Prize (finalist)
2017 Metro Imaging Mentorship Award
2017 RPS International Photography Awards IPE 160
SHORTLISTED AWARDS
2018 Royal Photographic Society IPE 161- International Photography Exhibition 161.
2017 LensCulture Magnum Photography Awards 2017 - Editor's Picks
2017 Magnum Print Swap Shop (Finalist)
2017 Photography on a Postcard
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2022 Normanno,'La fotografa messinese Sara Cucé tra i 100 talenti europei del Fresh Eyes 2022'
2022 Gazzetta del Sud, 'Messina, Sara cattura le altre vite con le sue fotografie d'arte'
2021 LensCulture, '15 Most Popular Discoveries, Interviews and Visual Stories from LensCulture in 2021'
2021 LensCulture, 'Memory of the eyes' project review by Magali Duzant
2021 Altri Animali, La Riva.
2020 Normanno, 'I rullini di Sara Cucè: da Londra a Messina in mostra con 'Non voglio vedere' a Casa Peloro.
2020 Conceptual Projects
2019 Gazzetta del Sud, 'Sara, la giovane rinata dopo un incidente: i suoi click premiati a Londra'
2018 Feature Shoot, ‘The magic of black and white in 27 photos’
2018 Booooooom
2016 fLIP - for London Independent Photography magazine, issue 34: Adventure
CONTACT
If you would like to collaborate and for any general enquire, please email me at cuce.sara@gmail.com