Benedek Farkas's articles
Souvenirs from City Park:
the forgotten legacy of the Lilliputian Theatre
We present the work of Hungarian curator and researcher Benedek Farkas, recipient of last year’s Eidolon Grant. He began documenting the story of “the world’s shortest actors” after discovering a curious postcard from the mostly forgotten institution known as the Lilliputian Theater, which operated in Budapest’s City Park from 1925 until 1950. Although perceptions of little people have changed today, the theatre left behind a rich and diverse photographic archive that reflects its age, the collection and analysis of which you can read about in this article.
