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Eastern European perspective

An Eastern European perspective – interview with TOBE’s Tomas Opitz

by Wouter van den Eijkel

 

“The echoes of communism still resonate in the work of young Hungarian photographers,” says Tomas Opitz, owner and co-founder of TOBE Gallery in Budapest. Although none of them has physically experienced communism or its fall, the changes brought about by the implosion were so fundamental that they have translated into a different perspective on life over the past 35 years.

At Unseen, TOBE is showcasing the work of Anna Fabricius, Anna Gajewszky and Gergely Kováts, all three recent graduates of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest MOME and all three who tell stories that are vulnerable and highly personal, yet recognisable and universal. “They provide us with a sincere exploration of self-evaluation and a yearning for life in which the often-present dystopian veil of our daily existence seems to dissipate.” Thanks to this combination, there is increasing interest in the work of Eastern European photographers. We spoke with Tomas Opitz about Unseen, their gallery programme and the Eastern European context.

 

© Gergely Kováts | Gary’s Gamble, 2024 from the series Another World

 

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