Group exhibition
21/09/22 -23/09/22
PAIKKA native, Budapest, HU

The Neo-Folk-Lore exhibition invoked the core childhood experience characterized by the imaginative, unrealistic yet familiar twists and protagonists of folktales. These stories, once spread by word of mouth, are imbued with ancient symbols that can be interpreted regardless of cultures and ages, and have survived due to their constant change. By the creative process of fabrication, physical distance is destroyed and signs lead through learning and spiritual cognition to the collective consciousness, the source of the tales. The question is how we can find our way back to these archaic elements and how the concept of folk tradition can be shaped with the experiences we have gained since then. The exhibiting artists propose a new definition independent of party politics, which enables the shaping of a flexible and personal national identity. The symbols we can perceive come to life both in cyber and real space, allowing the visitors to weave their own myth along the artworks.

Objects were exhibited by:

Oliver Agardi
Barnabás Bácsi
Ariel Helyes
Willow Swan Killeen
Bella Rácz
Nufolklore Studio
David Varhegyi

Documentation: Ahmad Samer Badaro

Organisers: Veve Laczai, Bella Rácz and David Varhegyi