Countries and Regions Exhibition

 

“TRANSFORMATION of inspiration and ideas into the final solutions is at the core of the creative process and will be dedicated to the Exhibition of Countries and Regions. In this section we will strive to inspire by looking for the best examples of outstanding collaborative performance design and architecture, where experience and deep understanding  played a major role in its successful realization.” /Statement of the PQ’s Main Organizers/

 

Infinite Dune 

 

Infinite Dune is an installation piece which approaches culture and design through a personal experience, while connecting with its surroundings. Outside, the existing world is mirrored back, but inside, a different vision is shown. Inside the dunes are multiplied and this way becomes an infinite dune, making the impression of a bleak and shoreless desert, where the spectator can experience the feeling of collective solitude. 

 

Curator of the Exhibition: 

Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute

 

Designer Artists of the Exhibition: 

Juli Balázs, András Juhász, Eszter Kálmán, Gábor Keresztes, Fruzsina Nagy 

 

 

Short introduction of the artists: 

 

Juli Balázs 

Since completing her studies in Set and Costume Design at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts of Budapest in 2011, Juli Balázs has had the chance to design for several Hungarian and European theatres including Schauspielhaus Zürich, Burgtheater Wien and Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg. Alongside theatre projects she enjoys holding workshops for children and young professionals introducing special costume design techniques and creative spatial thinking. As an active member of the OISTAT community she takes part in the association’s events representing the Hungarian OISTAT Centre and giving lectures about her works. 

 

András Juhász 

András Juhász, born in 1978 in Budapest, studied video art at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, followed by numerous works with the popular Hungarian underground theatre group called TÁP Theatre, as well as his own video performances and installations. Regular collaborations connect his name with directors Tamás Ascher, Viktor Bodó, Ildikó Gáspár, Péter Halász and Vilmos Vajdai. He is the founder of the collective DoN't Eat Group independent film laboratory, with which he participated in several festivals around Europe. He is also a lecturer at the Moholy-Nagy University in visual design. 

 

Eszter Kálmán 

Eszter Kálmán, set and costume designer, studied in the UK and got her degree at the University of Bristol Drama Department in 2009, where she specialised in set design and contemporary performance art. Since then she is based in Budapest, where she has been creating experimental and visual performances, as well as designing sets and costumes for theatres and independent companies. 

 

Gábor Keresztes 

Gábor Keresztes, as a permanent partner of Hungarian theatre director Viktor Bodo, has worked as a sound designer in many theatres in Europe. His work is often seen as equal participant to actors in the performances. In addition to his theatrical work, he also composes film music. 

 

Fruzsina Nagy 

Fruzsina Nagy, costume designer based in Budapest, began her studies in London (1993) and completed an MA in Textile Design in Hungary (1998). She got her DLA diploma in 2014. She teaches at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. She is interested in the relationship of the human body and its surrounding world in every aspect: costumes, masks, make-up, fashion or visuals. Over the past decade she directed five Costume shows, where she used costumes as “Main Characters” of the stage. In 2016 she won the “Costume designer of the Year” prize.