The exhibition \u201c1945 \u2013 Hogyan tov\u00e1bb?\u201d (In English: \u201c1945 \u2013 What Next?\u201d), organised by the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives at the 2B Gal\u00e9ria, explores the post-Holocaust years following liberation. The photograph chosen as the exhibition\u2019s motto is the ID photo of artist Anni G\u00e1sp\u00e1r, which entered the Museum and Archives\u2019 collection from a family legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perhaps the most striking feature of the photo is its \u201cdeficiency\u201d: the document it originally belonged to served as a discriminatory marker of the deprivation of rights for Jewish citizens during the Holocaust. However, its owner later tore off this document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the eleventh event of the Eidolon Club series, focusing on this photograph, we will attempt to unfold what kind of narratives emerge if, starting from a single image, we try to explore:
\u2739 the format, i.e. the history of the ID photo as a genre,
\u2739 the storytelling potential inherent in the photograph,
\u2739 the story of how the photo entered the collection,
\u2739 and the life of the person portrayed
all in the context of a situation where the photograph itself was an instrument of persecution and the repressive practices of the state apparatus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guests:
Zs\u00f3fia Farkas, one of the exhibition\u2019s curators
J\u00e1nos M\u00e1ty\u00e1s Balogh, Historian, Senior Archivist (National Archives of Hungary)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moderator:
R\u00f3za Tekla Szil\u00e1gyi, Director of the Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cover image: Anni G\u00e1sp\u00e1r\u2019 ID photograph from her wartime identification document, 1945, Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Participation is free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event is organised in co-operation with the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Date: October 9, 2025, 6:30 PMVenue: 2B Gal\u00e9ria, Budapest The exhibition \u201c1945 \u2013 Hogyan tov\u00e1bb?\u201d (In English: \u201c1945 \u2013 What Next?\u201d), organised by the Hungarian Jewish Museum and Archives at the 2B Gal\u00e9ria, explores the post-Holocaust years following liberation. The photograph chosen as the exhibition\u2019s motto is the ID photo of artist Anni G\u00e1sp\u00e1r, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-session"],"yoast_head":"\n