Bence Bakonyi

COGNITION Near the Chinese oasis city of Dunhuang, on the edge of the Gobi dessert, emerged Bence Bakonyi’s remarkable series “Cognition”. This stretch of land, which marks the transition… Read more

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Floating No.III

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Floating No.I

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Cognition

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Background Information about Bence Bakonyi

Introduction

COGNITION

Near the Chinese oasis city of Dunhuang, on the edge of the Gobi dessert, emerged Bence Bakonyi’s remarkable series “Cognition”. This stretch of land, which marks the transition from civilization to an inhospitable terrain of sand dunes, appears almost unreal. The scenery seems exotic to us, as if from another planet, yet these locations have a long, rich history. This settlement once served as an important juncture on the silk road. Today, Dunhuang is a popular travel destination, and the Chinese tourists captured the attention of the artist. Bakonyi documents their bustling activity as a distant observer. Yet he does not seek to portray individuals. “Cognition” can instead be understood as a study of group dynamics. Even when they are photographed from afar, the artist shares the tourists’ curious glance at the unknown landscape.

FLOATING

The dream of flying becomes a reality in Bence Bakonyi’s images; his subjects float, weightless. An invisible power lifts them into the air in front of the magnificent scenery of lavish baths and marble halls. At first glance, these delicate figures appear to be studies of time and space. A different concept drove the artist, however, and upon closer inspection, the images reveal a surreal dream.

The subjects hover with closed eyes, as though asleep; one could easily speculate on the contents of their dreams. Lost in their imaginations, the subjects of Bakonyi’s images defy the laws of logic. They lift themselves up, detach themselves from the pressures of reality and glide like feathers. We look upon these photographs with disbelief because we are used to depictions of reality. But these images shake our foundations and blur the lines between dreams and reality before our very eyes. Bakonyi’s works contain an unreal romanticism that moves us and creates questions. After all, “how can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts are a dream; or whether we are awake, and talking to one another in the waking state?” (Plato)

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Photography from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, Bakonyi felt compelled to head out into the unknown. He travelled to Shanghai (China) in 2013, on the search for inspiration, and found fresh inspirations for his fantastic works.

Bio

	Born in Keszthely, Hungary
2010	Member of the Hungarian Association of Young Artists – FFS, Budapest, Hungary
2010-2013	Studied Photography at Moholy–Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Hungary
2013-present	Lives and works in Budapest, Hungary and Shanghai, China

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2018		Parallels, Faur Zsofi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2917		Fotomuseo Bogotá, Bogotá, Columbia
2016		WeLoveArtist stand, Art Market, Budapest, Hungary Forbes Hungary, Tesla Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
2014		Cognition, Várfok Gallery, Budapest, Hungary The Presence, Artify Gallery, Hong Kong, China The City of Lights, Pantocrator Gallery, Shanghai, China Hévìz – Hungary, Xuhui Art Museum, Shanghai, China Wish you were here, Artbasis Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

Group Exhibitions

2017	Budapest Photo Fesitval, Faur Zsofi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Carte Scoperte Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
2016	EDGE Communication, Budapest, Hungary (How) I see you, Budapest Project Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Photo Salon, Kunsthalle Budapest, Budapest, Ungarn Snap! Aids committee, Toronto Reference Libraby, Toronto, Canada
2015	Balàzs Telek, Auktion, Inda Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2014	New Frontiers, Tryffelgrisen Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2013	Athens Art Fesitval, Athens, Greece FID design festival, Costa Rica M17, Contemporary Center, Kiev, Ukraine Light, Boulevard & B. Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2012	XY Mome Generation, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2011	Foretaste, Ungarisches Kulturzentrum, Prague, Czech Republic Attention, ffs, Artbasis Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2010	Homo Ludens Biennale, Nationalmuseum, Esztergom, Hungary

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