Articles by Initial Letters
Pixel és folklór
Magyar népművészet és fotográfia a XXI. században – a Hagyományok Háza tárlata
- Issue: 2024/5
- Starting page: 21
- Author: Korniss Péter , Szabó T. Anna
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Photography exhibit at Budapest’s Hungarian Heritage House: "Pixel and Folklore – Hungarian folk art and photography in the 21st century". The exhibition will be up until December 18th, 2024. Curated by photo historian Szarka Klára it displays photographs of Hungarian tradition as portrayed by 24 Hungarian photographers – ranging from esteemed masters of Hungarian ethnographic-style photography to a younger generation. Printed here the speech by Transylvanian writer, poet and literary translator Szabó T. Anna that offically opened the exhibition and exhibiting photographer Korniss Péter’s speech from the opening ceremonies. Quotes from Korniss Péter’s speech: "…. I read recently that artifical intelligence generates 43 million pictures every day…a frightening number…so, let’s stick with this exhibition where we see pictures by living-breathing photographers – the kind that are looking for the truth – reality – because they believe in it… photography doesn’t just record (immortalize), it also confronts and helps us to see our own time more clearly…".