Franciska Legát: HELLISH EDEN

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Franciska Legát: Hellish Eden series What was the Hungary my parents grew up in like? Cruel compared to the West, humane compared to its neighbours, absurd from today's perspective, and somehow charming when seen in old pictures. My parents grew up in the socialist Hungary. Many people from their and my grandparents' generation look back to this era with nostalgia, claiming that everything used to be better. My mother told me stories about her idyllic childhood, her hometown, Salgótarján, and…

A Whale of a Bad Time: Memory for Sustainable Futures

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Graphic Design: Compact This blog is a thought experiment for the exhibition titled A Whale of a Bad Time. Curator: Zsófia Kókai and Exhibiting artists: Ivor Almásy, István Felsmann, Sára Gink-Miszlivetz, Katalin Kortmann-Járay, Karina Mendreczky, Balázs Máté Tóth, Márton Emil Tóth. I visited this exhibition in September 2020 with an interest to explore connections with our Reconnect / Recollect project. The exhibition portrays the 90s generations' childhood memories. While remembering childhood, the past, present and future meet. In the process of remembering, images…