Szevasz Lujzi (2017 - 2019)

I started working on my first series in 2017, which I intended to be a kind of introduction: it shows who I am, where I come from. All of the pictures were taken in or around my childhood home, so I had the opportunity to involve my parents in the work. The series was inspired by my childhood experiences and my relationship with my family. Some of my early memories are obscure, sometimes only a color, a scent, or a feeling remained.

Szevasz is a Hungarian informal, slightly old-fashioned greeting to express “hello” and “goodbye.” Lujzi is my childhood nickname.

Summer cancelled (2021 - ongoing project)

It is the summer of 2020, and I am coughing really badly. I go from doctor to doctor, the diagnosis is uncertain. One day, I end up in the hospital and a series of examinations awaits me in the intensive care unit. It turns out I have lymphoma, and my chemotherapy treatment starts immediately. In the case of this disease, a group of white blood cells begin to behave like cancer cells; they keep growing and dividing in an unregulated manner in the lymph nodes. I am trying to come to terms with this insidious disease, in sterile hospital rooms, isolated from the outside world.

The treatments weaken me: I have neither the strength nor the will to take photos. Once the chemotherapy is over, I start to feel better. I grab my camera to take photos again, but my thoughts are still around the events of the past six months. By means of photography, I try to tell the story of what happened to me and how I am recovering.

The creation of the series was supported by the Hungarian National Cultural Fund.