photography & concept art
born 1972
in the beautiful industrial city of Miskolc/ HU
lives and works in Zurich / CH
studied architecture and photography
at the Technical University, Vienna / AT
& the University of Portsmouth / UK
co-founder and head of the international association
for art & culture exchange “in_between : culture“
co-founder and head of the urban gardening &
art project”Merkurgarten” in Zurich
GROUP EXHIBITIONS, FESTIVALS (SELECTION):
2019
“In October the Angels“- photo happening in open space Zurich/CH
„City noir“ - Performance at Window of Fame/Zurich
„Me, me & me!“Performance at the Kunstkiosk Baar/CH
„Tattled Queen“ Performance in open space in Venice /IT
„Me, me & me!“ Performance at the Fashion Revolution Days Zurich/CH
„Me, me & me!“ Performance at Window of Fame, Zurich/CH
2018
"Du hast das Recht" Galerie Window of Fame, Zurich / CH
"Kunstmeeting" Gallery "Die Schöne" in Vienna / AT
"Death by a sewing machine" performance at the Fashion Revolution Day, EWZ Selnau, Zurich / CH
"A room of it´s own" at the Austrian Cultural Forum Budapest / HU
with Ewa Kaja, Karin Maria Pfeifer, Sula Zimmerberger
2017
"Nobody sees me / Ophelia" Atelier 4 grazien, Vienna / AT
"Portrait knitting" at Fashion Revolution, Photobastei, Zurich /CH
“A room of it´s own” at Villa Renata, Basel / CH
with Ewa Kaja, Catherine Lambermont, Karin Maria Pfeifer, Anne F. Staehelin, Mirjam Wanner, Sula Zimmerberger, Waschmaschine Gruppe
2015
“Babysittercaretakerwhore” at FOTO:plus group show, Flat 1, Vienna / AT
"Death by a sewing machine" at the international art fair „Huntenkunst“ in Doetinchen / NL
„Archaeology of memories“ – installation in public space at Merkurgarten, Zurich / CH
2014
„Portrait Knitting“ – at „Chambers of Fine Art“ in Zurich / CH
„Archaeology of memories“ – installation in public space at the art festival ZooArt Cuneo / IT
„Portrait Knitting“ – public art action at „Buskers Bern“ in Bern / CH
2013
„Always something missing“ – with the „desperate artwives“ at the Liget Gallery, Budapest / HU
„Portrait knitting“ at Ars Electronica, Linz / A
„Entry_Exit_Biel_Urbanize“ – with the „desperate artwives“ at the gallery Lokal_Int, Biel / CH
2012
„The Story of Z.“ – gallery Zieglerzwei, Zürich / CH
international art fair „Huntenkunst“ in Doetinchen / NL
"knitted portraits" at Kunstpause, Zug / CH
„Portrait knitting“ – public art action at „Buskers Bern“ in Bern / CH
2011
“Weinviertel, mon amour” – video & photography from Hungary & Austria
Schloss Wolkersdorf / AT and Gallery of the City Council of Miskolc / HU
“Portrait knitting” at Künstlerhaus Vienna / AT
2010
„Nothing against living…“ – installation with the group „Was wohnst du“
at the art festival Soho in Ottakring, Vienna / AT & at the Festival of the Districts, Vienna / AT
„Barcode“- group exhibition with the artist collective „desperate artwives“
Gallery Su de Coucou, Neukölln, Berlin / DE
2004
„Dictionary of the Street“ – research project about the street through literature
one of the 8 winner projects of the competition “Language of the Street” of
„Making it 2“ and the municipality of the 5th dictrict of Vienna / AT
2003
„In one room and a half” – multimedia installation with Thomas Dimov
kArton Gallery, Budapest / HU
research project about the diversity of time layers existing in a room
based on an essay of Nobel Prize winning author Joseph Brodsky
combining literature, design, sound installations, photography and video
SOLO SHOWS, SOLO PUBLIC ART ACTIONS (SELECTION):
2018
"Du hast das Recht" Installation at Merkurgarten, Zurich / CH
"burning mon pére" fire-happening, Transition Base Vienna / AT
"Be my guest!" Helferei, Zurich, CH
2017
"Mon pére" Helferei, Zurich / CH
"The sky is the limit" Merkurgarten, Zurich / CH
2016
“The Story of Z.” Installation at Merkurgarten / CH
2015
“The Story of Z.” Photobastei Zurich / CH
„Archaeology of memories“ – installation in public space at Merkurgarten, Zurich / CH
2013
„1-day Portrait Knitting“ in Chur / CH
as part of the art project „Chur Durchwühlen“ of diehasena and the Theatre of Chur
„Archaeology of memories“ – Installation in public space
as part of the urban art project „Invisible Zurichs“, Zurich / CH
2012
STP-Gallery for Eastern European Photography, Greifswald / DE
2010
“In October the Angels“ – Albert Schweizer House, Vienna / AT
2009
„In October the Angels” – Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin / DE
2008
„In October the Angels” – Nyitott Mühely, Budapest / HU
PUBLICATIONS:
2004
“Contemporary buildings with clay in Austria” DVA / DE
2005
“Language of the Street” Sonderzahl Publishing House, Vienna / AT
AWARDS, ARTIST -IN-RESIDENCIES:
2017
Micro-residency at Microcollection, Milano / IT
2004
Artists studio award for “Dictionary of the Street” at “Making it 2 – die Sprache der Straße”, Vienna / AT