CV – Domonkos Varga

I strive to open a dialogue with my conceptual works related to the topic of a rapidly changing social environment.

In my projects, I mainly focus on the influence of contemporary social trends on the individuals.

I illustrate how the elements of individualism, technological singularity, materialism, environmental crisis and industrial revolution merges into our modern day life while affecting our social mentality and emotions.

While shedding light on phenomena, trends and other invisible notions, I blend different genres of photography to create atmospheres loaded with hidden references, metaphorical motifs and double-meanings. My works particularly seek to represent an overall conclusion of my worldview with a preventive and critical tone of voice.

As my personal interest conveys gloomy visions of the present and future, I tend to manifest it through oddly appealing aesthetics and ambience. Meanwhile, I am hoping that my emotions, observations and fears leave an imprint on the viewers soul throughout my art.

NAME

Domonkos Varga

BIRTH PLACE AND DATE

Budapest, 1998.12.15

STUDIES

Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design, Budapest – Photography BA

Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Helsinki – Photography MA

MEMBERSHIPS

Studio of Young Photographers (FFS)

AWARDS

BredaPhoto Festival 2020 International Talent Program – Finalist

2019 Artphilein Photobook Project Contest – Shortlisted artist

PARALLEL European Photo Based Platform – Selected 3rd cycle artist

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

To See Our Common/Place (online show), UGM Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia, 2020

Parallel Intersection Landskrona, Landskrona, Sweden, 2020

MOME X JCDecaux: URBANLIGHTS street exhibition, Budapest, Hungary, 2020

the.ingoing (online screening & exhibition), Offshoot Gallery, London, UK, 2020

Old Truths – Staré pravdy – Régi igazságok, K.A.S. Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2020

Flow, K.A.S Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, 2019

a kind of golden ratio, ArtMarket Budapest, Budapest, Hungary, 2019

Parallel Intersection Budapest, Capa Center, Budapest, Hungary, 2019

Differently on Asylum, House of The National Association of Hungarian Journalists, Budapest, Hungary, 2015

FEATURES

PHROOM Magazine – Acts of Cassandra

Conceptual Projects

Paper Journal Magazine

Der Greif: Guest Room – Tristan Lund

Parallel Photo Platform

PHROOM Magazine – Res Materialis

BROAD. Magazine

Modisch Magazine

Shoot It With Film

The Pupil Sphere (interview)

Designisso (interview – HUN)

PUBLICATIONS

To See Our Common/Place, UGM Maribor and Procur.arte, Catalog, 2020

Parallel Atlas, Procur.arte, Catalog, 2020