the Hungarian scene
By Benedek Farkas To mark this year’s Dwarfism Awareness Month (held annually in October), we present the work of Hungarian curator and researcher Benedek Farkas, recipient of last year’s Eidolon Grant, who began documenting the story …
In this Hungarian-language (but efficiently English subtitled!) lecture, visual artist Viola Fátyol presents the overlooked and yet unsung photographic legacy of Mariska Travnik, whose intimate images of rural life of the 1910s offer a …
by Sándor Kardos Originally written for the current exhibition of the Horus Archives—on view at 2B Galéria in Budapest until 20 June 2025—the following essay, reflecting on the decalog by founder Sándor Kardos, is …
by Róza Tekla Szilágyi & Endre Cserna An interview with Kata Martincsák, project leader of Jelenarchívum—the Hungarian Museum of Ethnography’s new initiative: a community photo and story collection dedicated to preserving Hungarian family and …
Collectors & their collection vol. 8 by Júlia Alma Kerekes Bence Földvári Varga, also known as “Husi,” has a passion for old digital cameras, which has also evolved into his business practice. He travels …
Interview with Hungarian director Róbert Lakatos about his short documentary, Land of Silence from 2002 by Endre Cserna Born with a hearing impairment, ten-year-old Alfi rediscovers his home village in Gyimes through the lens …
A video essay On October 24, during the 4th Eidolon Club event, we screened Pál Zolnay’s documentary drama Fotográfia at the Cirko-Gejzír cinema in Budapest, accompanied by a video essay created by us. Watch the video …
Interview with experimental filmmaker Péter Lichter by Dorottya Balkó The powerful, uncanny visuality of damaged, half-decayed frames building up Péter Lichter’s films might be familiar to many of us. As a director of captivating …
About Fortepan Masters by Zoltán Dragon So I turn the pageand the page turnsbeyond the page. It turns inside out,beyond itself, beyondthe page that turns inward. Holding a huge bulk of carefully crafted and …
Interview with the team behindthe online-based 20th century Jewish photo archive,J Photo ArchiveCollectors & their collection vol. 2. by Endre Cserna The J Photo Archive is a platform committed to preserving the photographic heritage …
by Róza Tekla Szilágyi The photography exhibition displaying more than one hundred works in the Hungarian National Gallery celebrating the 150th birthday of Budapest is a huge success – so much so that the …
by Szabolcs Barakonyi Our exhibition titled Sándor Kereki – Budapest in the seventies from a boy’s perspective was on view from December 7, 2023 to February 4, 2024 in Capa Center, Budapest. Sándor Kereki was …
by Dorottya Balkó Curious gazes were roaming over the unassuming shoeboxes placed in the middle of the table. The small studio space of Capa Center slowly filled up with excitement as people were waiting …
by András Zsuppán To celebrate on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Budapest, the Hungarian National Gallery is hosting a special exhibition of over a hundred photos evoking the capital city during its …
by Dorottya Balkó Not only copyright, but also personality rights could pose a serious challenge for institutions showcasing everyday photographs. Since these photos were taken of and by private individuals, their publishing can understandably …
This week, we present two recordings from our 'Talks on everyday imaging – the analogue and digital realm of the vernacular’ event's Hungarian segment: an insightful lecture by photo critic Judit Gellér on the …
Tune in to our video with Sándor Kereki as he shares insights into his photographic legacy and the nearly lost body of work currently exhibited at the Capa Center in Budapest. Our exhibition Sándor …
by Dorottya Balkó When someone takes up the challenge of showcasing photographs on a website or as part of a print publication, more often than not faces the limitations of copyright. Therefore, the second …
by Viola Fátyol Her works are preserved in public museum collections and have also been exhibited, she was subject to ethnographic studies and a TV show on social photography, yet, Mariska Travnik’s name may …
by Dorottya Balkó Although amateur or family photographs weren’t created with the intention of being institutionally collected, researched, and displayed, these visual materials have still become an important topic in contemporary visual culture. The …
