The encounter of photos in colour and black-and-white
with essential thoughts from Emil Cioran’s philosophy
SLIDESHOW
“It is impossible to live without ascribing significance to objects with no significance at all,” said Emil Cioran, with whom I profoundly agree. In this slide show (through 12 chapters, which pose 12 cardinal questions), I relate through my pictures how I have managed to ascribe significance to everything in my life, and also, in the course of my journeys, what different crucial interrelations I have come across in human situations, landscapes, and light relations that at first perhaps seem inconsequential. I strive to present these miniscule vibrations that day by day make our human lives colourful, changeable, joyous or melancholy, but by all means complete. (57 minutes)
PRESENTATION
I present the inner, secret life of several of my pictures (or pairs of pictures). The presentation also reveals how a photo album takes shape over 20 years. How can 88 black-and-white and 88 colour pictures come together remarkably well when paired? Why is it that the least spectacular picture is featured on the cover? Why is it not certain that I will take a photograph when I encounter something beautiful? What can we be thankful to death for? How do a philosopher’s thoughts find their way into a photo album? How can Zen philosophy become visible with the aid of photography? Furthermore, I would like to share what has been so far for me both the most entertaining and the most profound reading experience for me so far. Emil Cioran’s philosophical and often provocative aphorisms will play an important role this evening. (Introduction duration: 40-45 minutes)
TESTIMONIALS
“Zoltan cultivates photography philosophically, and saying this is the greatest compliment, the deepest form of appreciation on my part.” | Péter Dobai, author and dramaturge
“If I could take one thing with me to a deserted island in order to remain sane, I would certainly take this show! It was fantastic! Thank you!” | Kati Stánicz, sculptor
“The lifeblood of Zoltán’s art is that, from the world’s infinite number of occurrences, he frames, with his idiosyncratic approach, only things that (for him as well as others) bear content which transcends their mere existence. This framing happens, of course, with his confident and unique use of creative photographic means – that is, tones, compositions, focuses, and ‘Zoltan’ viewpoints typical only of him.” | Klára Szarka, specialist