masterwork
People's Freedom (NépSzabadság)
Since the regime change signalling the end of Communism in Hungary, the suppressed grievances, historical taboos, and personal narratives have greatly influenced our perception of the past and our vision of the future. Every piece of information and symbol that becomes ingrained in our consciousness shapes our own image of history. Even if we were not present in that particular era, a completely individual perspective is formed. My work on the collective memory of socialism was inspired by my grandfather's recollections, as well as the realisation that every household tells completely different stories about the same event. Through the interpretation of fictional historical scenes, my series attempts to curate a new kind of experience.
thesis
Cultural memory in contemporary fine art
"My thesis research aims to uncover how collective memory works, what role it plays in artistic thinking, and how it relates to the historical memory of family circles. I also explore its effect on the medium of photography, touching on the increasingly ubiquitous concept of digital photo manipulation as well. In the course of my research I endeavoured to support my hypothesis: that historical memory in an interdisciplinary concept that can give birth to numerous works of art. I am primarily interested in how the processing of the past appears, and what shape it takes, in the artistic playback. Led by the investigated subjects, my goal is to understand why artists focus on replaying the past, and what interpretation their creations lend to slices of the past."
