Magyar Tenger art residency
in Dörgicse, Hungary
organized by Emese Veszely
curated by Kadri-Ann Kivisild
5-12.9.2022
invited artists:
Sidonie Ronfard (FR)
Shanna Warocquier (FR)
Lydia Toivanen (FI)
Gaida-Erica Pärn (EE)
Mette Mari Kaljas (EE)
Kadri-Ann Kivisild (EE)
Magyar Tenger (“Hungarian Sea”) is what Hungarians’ often call Lake Balaton, the largest natural lake in Central Europe. Since Hungary is landlocked, villages and towns around the lake have been many Hungarian’s most beloved locations to visit for decades. My family has been closely tied to Lake Balaton for over 20 years, thus I spent a significant part of my childhood in Balatonakali-Dörgicse, and other neighboring towns and villages. The unique rural land shaped my understanding of my homeland and kept me close to my country’s traditions and natural treasures. To share and draw attention to the unique region, I organized a residency in collaboration with Kadri-Ann Kivisld, to explore and capture the village and its hidden treasures.
Natural lands of significant value, monuments, and relics of folk art that are cornerstones of the culture of the Hungarian countryside have been disappearing, since coastal areas of the lake are taken over by resort hotels, focusing the nearby towns and villages on tourism. These lakeside areas rapidly turned into a polarizing mixture of abandoned antiquities and holiday villas, creating a home for both the historical Anna Ball of Balatonfüred and the controversial Miss Balaton beauty contest. Shaping the scenery, in this eclectic landscape, thatched stone houses and vineyards stand beside opulent apartment buildings and costly yacht clubs.
During the residency, the invited artists discovered and captured the spirit of today’s rural Hungary. Dörgicse, the location of the residency on the north coast of the lake is part of a unique ethnographic region, a village of old relics of Hungarian folklore and newly established private businesses of tourism and entertainment. The artists had the opportunity to get to know the natural, historical, and cultural treasures of the area and to reside in my parnes’ country house.
@magyar.tenger
in Dörgicse, Hungary
organized by Emese Veszely
curated by Kadri-Ann Kivisild
5-12.9.2022
invited artists:
Sidonie Ronfard (FR)
Shanna Warocquier (FR)
Lydia Toivanen (FI)
Gaida-Erica Pärn (EE)
Mette Mari Kaljas (EE)
Kadri-Ann Kivisild (EE)
Magyar Tenger (“Hungarian Sea”) is what Hungarians’ often call Lake Balaton, the largest natural lake in Central Europe. Since Hungary is landlocked, villages and towns around the lake have been many Hungarian’s most beloved locations to visit for decades. My family has been closely tied to Lake Balaton for over 20 years, thus I spent a significant part of my childhood in Balatonakali-Dörgicse, and other neighboring towns and villages. The unique rural land shaped my understanding of my homeland and kept me close to my country’s traditions and natural treasures. To share and draw attention to the unique region, I organized a residency in collaboration with Kadri-Ann Kivisld, to explore and capture the village and its hidden treasures.
Natural lands of significant value, monuments, and relics of folk art that are cornerstones of the culture of the Hungarian countryside have been disappearing, since coastal areas of the lake are taken over by resort hotels, focusing the nearby towns and villages on tourism. These lakeside areas rapidly turned into a polarizing mixture of abandoned antiquities and holiday villas, creating a home for both the historical Anna Ball of Balatonfüred and the controversial Miss Balaton beauty contest. Shaping the scenery, in this eclectic landscape, thatched stone houses and vineyards stand beside opulent apartment buildings and costly yacht clubs.
During the residency, the invited artists discovered and captured the spirit of today’s rural Hungary. Dörgicse, the location of the residency on the north coast of the lake is part of a unique ethnographic region, a village of old relics of Hungarian folklore and newly established private businesses of tourism and entertainment. The artists had the opportunity to get to know the natural, historical, and cultural treasures of the area and to reside in my parnes’ country house.
@magyar.tenger
