A Glance into the Present – Hemző Károly Prize 2014–2018

Open to the public:
2018. 07. 17. – 2018. 09. 30.
Every day 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Closed on public holidays.
Capa Center
Curator: Klára Szarka
Co-curator: Rita Somosi

The exhibition titled A Glance into the Present is the joint exhibition of a classical master and thirteen young contemporary authors. Károly Hemző, the iconic figure of 20th century Hungarian photography, would be 90 years old this year. This is the first time that his works, and the works of those who have received the prize founded as an appreciation for his oeuvre, are exhibited in the same space. But it is also a first occasion for presenting a photographical cross section overarching the first four years of the Hemző Prize.

The curators aimed to showcase less known series and selections of the awarded young talents, hoping to delineate a kind of joint virtual glance into the present from the various artistic attitudes. The young photographers are interested in the colorful diversity of life: among all the exciting topics, there is the atmosphere of the Mátra Power Plant, the fate of the Hungarian children in the Ukraine, the fencing lessons of the students in Pannonhalma, or the endeavors of the families escaping into nature.

Fotó: Károly Hemző, Budapest (1964)

Fotó: Bálint Hirling: Cosplay (from the series, 2017)

The exhibition showcases 25 iconic and less known vintage photographs from Károly Hemző, together with the works of the most successful applicants to the prize contest: Hemző Prize winners András Hajdú D. (2014), Simon Móricz-Sabján (2015), Balázs Mohai (2016), Zsófia Pályi (2017), and István Bielik (2018); and finalists Zsuzsa Forgács, Bálint Hirling, Tamás Kaszás, Márton Kállai, Péter Németh Sz., Zsófia Sivák, Ákos Stiller, and László Végh.