Before it fades
Much of my work deals with life and death. In this series I used photo portraits of family members who are the life created around me. I moved to the US more than a decade ago, leaving all of them behind. In this series I bring their familiar faces closer to me.
My materials are ice, sand, water, and bleach. Following Zen practices, I focus on subtracting outside noise and concentrating on things directly as they are. If we remove a subject from its surrounding environment, we face the empty space it leaves behind. This emptiness highlights important details. I screen print my family members’ portraits with bleach on dark paper. The bleach etches the fibers of the paper, removing the color. The prints are unpredictable; the faces are hazy and blurry. Still, I can recognize the portraits. There is something, part of the human self, that comes through these prints like a faded memory, and the burning pain of missing them.
My materials are ice, sand, water, and bleach. Following Zen practices, I focus on subtracting outside noise and concentrating on things directly as they are. If we remove a subject from its surrounding environment, we face the empty space it leaves behind. This emptiness highlights important details. I screen print my family members’ portraits with bleach on dark paper. The bleach etches the fibers of the paper, removing the color. The prints are unpredictable; the faces are hazy and blurry. Still, I can recognize the portraits. There is something, part of the human self, that comes through these prints like a faded memory, and the burning pain of missing them.
Before it fades,
Print on sand with ash, 4 panels
Avaible in glicee prints, each is 11’x17”
I choose ash to screen print my aunt`s portrait on sand. Ash represents humans, sand from the beach, is my new environment in Florida. I wanted to connect old memories with new surroundings. When I feel lonely I just want to be around with familiar faces. My aunt started to develop dementia, her memories are stared to fade like an ash print on sand.
The prints were shown at Ctrl-P, Print Exhibition, Da Vinci Art Alliance and juried by Liz Spungen. DVAA, Philadelphia, PA
Concern,
Print on ice, melting in stages, ice size 4”x4”, 2020
My latest print about my mother
Avaible in glicee print, 12”x24”
Removed,
Bleach prints on black paper, 2019
Zen practice focuses on subtracting outside noise and concentrating on things directly as they are. If we remove a subject from its surrounding environment, we face the empty space it leaves behind. This emptiness highlights important details. I screen print my family members’ portraits with bleach on dark paper. The bleach etches the fibers of the paper, removing the color. The prints are unpredictable; the faces are hazy and blurry. Still, I can recognize the portraits. There is something, part of the human self, that comes through these prints like a faded memory, and the burning pain of missing
Oblivion
Video/Print installation, print with baking soda on black matboard. 2020, print size: 6”x5”, screen print
Oblivion, time based, 2020, 0:12
Couple years ago, I had a dramatic experience, that made me forget a good chunk of my memory. Since then I am looking for a stable sense of belonging.
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Screen print on ice, melting. 2020 ice size: 6”x 4”
Avaible in glicee print, limited edition 13”x24”
I made this print about my uncle, who has serious heart conditions. I printed his photo, that I took last time I seen him on ice.
I will never die,
Video/Print installation, screen print on ice, melting. 2013 ice size 8”x6”.
Avaible in glicee print, limited edition 13”x24”
I found a really old photo about my grandmother`s sister, Mari. Her story always shocked me however I did not know her in person. She gave up so much for her love, that I felt like I have to create a piece about her legacy. I believe as long as people remember her she can be immortal in our mind. If the work itself vanishes its spirit may still remain in the memory of the recipient. This may be more important than the survival of the work itself.
The installation was a part of the New Media Show, Currents Gallery, Santa Fe, NM in 2016
New Media Installation
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Zsuzsa,
timebased print installation
My aunt started to develop dementia, and her memories are stared to fade like an ash print on paper.
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Let it go
time based print installation, 2020
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Skin,
time-based performance, 2020, 0:19
Sometimes I feel like I am repeating my parents and their parent`s mistakes. With this piece I am aiming to rubbing off the past.
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