Eszter Katalin (Budapest, 1991) is a Hungarian audiovisual artist. Her work focuses on questioning the relationship between socio-political conflicts and their subjective representation from an LGBTQ and feminist point of view.[1] Eszter Katalin uses the social context of Hungary as inspiration for her work, reflecting on the politics of memory and exclusion in her country.[2]

Eszter Katalin
Born1991 (age 32–33)
NationalityHungarian
Occupation(s)Audiovisual artist, filmmaker

Biography

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Eszter Katalin was born in Budapest in 1991. In 2018, she completed a Master's of Critical Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.[2] In 2019, she participated in an artist residency at the Tabakalera Contemporary Art Center in Donostia-San Sebastian. Her work has been shown at festivals such as the Diagonale – Festival of Austrian Film in Graz, the 17th Filmmor International Women's Film Festival on Wheels in Istanbul and at Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin 2018/19.[3][4] In 2021, her short film Azkorri árnyéka alatt (Under the Shadow of Azkorri) was featured in an exhibition at BilbaoArte's Sala Urazurrutia.[5][6][7] In 2022, the film was screened at the 16th edition of the XPOSED Queer Film Festival.[8]

Work

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  • Megszakítás (video in four parts, 76min), 2017.[2]
  • Versammlung (audio piece, 9 min), 2017.[2]
  • Mária Vörösben (video, 28:39 min), 2018.[2]
  • I hold you and you hold me (four-channel installation; HD video, color, sound (stereo)), Tabakalera, Donostia, España, 2019.[9]
  • I hold you and you hold me (solo art show), Likovni salon Gallery, Celje, Slovenia, 2020.[10]
  • On the Border Between Mourning and Militancy (article), Parse Journal, Issue 10, Spring 2020.[11]
  • Azkorri árnyéka alatt (Under the Shadow of Azkorri), (short film, 17 min), 2020.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bio: Eszter Katalin". eremuak. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Artista: Eszter Katalin". Tabakalera (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Project: Eszter Katalin". BilbaoArte. Archived from the original on 17 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ^ Elorriaga, Gerardo (25 September 2021). "La rosa roja de Eszter Katalin" [The red rose by Eszter Katalin]. El Correo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  5. ^ Redacción. "BilboArte presenta 'Under the Shadow of Azkorri' de la artista húngara Eszter Katalin". InfoENPUNTO Periódico de Arte y Cultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  6. ^ "Eszter Katalin hungariarraren 'Under the Shadow of Azkorri' erakusketa antolatu du BilbaoArtek" [BilbaoArt has organized the exhibition 'Under the Shadow of Azkorri' by the Hungarian Eszter Katalin]. El Correo (in Basque). 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Azkorriren itzalpean Eszter Katalin hungariarrak sortutako piezak" [Pieces created by the Hungarian Eszter Katalin under the shadow of Azkorri]. naiz.eus (in Basque). 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Shorts 6 – Failing the History Class - Azkorri árnyéka alatt (Under the shadow of Azkorri)". XPOSED Queer Film Festival Berlin. 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Cinco años de creación - Tabakalera - Sala de exposiciones" [Five years of creation - Tabakalera - Exhibition hall] (PDF). Tabakalera (in Spanish). 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 July 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Artist: Eszter Katalin". ArtFacts.Net. Archived from the original on 17 October 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  11. ^ Katalin, Eszter (Spring 2020). "On the Border between Mourning and Militancy: Political Subjectivity in Mária Vörösben/Mary in Red". Parse Journal (10). Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2024.