“As a child, I wanted to stop the clock upon experiencing moments of joy. I wanted to have a machine that would make this possible. That’s the reason why I started to pursue photography, more precisely archaic photographic techniques that were used in the middle of the 19th century. I was first exposed to traditional folk culture when I was a teenager in high school. After that, along with my friends, I started visiting the villages and towns in our area, and later in our greater region on a regular basis. We were treated almost as family in many places; we have developed deep personal connections to the people we have visited over the years and decades that have passed. These people - rural folk, gypsy musicians, choir ladies, dancers and entertainers, the poorest of the poor and many other figures - showed me the rise and the fall; I consider and worship them as my masters and heroes, who have taught me so much more than I have ever learned within the walls of any classroom in my life. It was a curious blessing of fate that I could experience their lives, listen to their songs and music, hear their stories and watch their dances, witness their rags and everyday lives, that I could, and still can, capture their moments with my camera.” (Zoltán Gyetvai)
Venue: Maácz László Gallery
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00-18:00
The exhibition is free of charge!