Ilona Németh's Memorial for Wartime Rape Victims Wins Budapest Competition
Budapest's General Assembly selected a winning proposal for a public memorial addressing sexual violence against women during wartime in March 2022. Slovakian-Hungarian artist Ilona Németh collaborated with architect Gabi Mészáros and poet Anikó N. Tóth on the project titled Memory of Rape in Wartimes. The memorial is scheduled for realization in 2023. Hedvig Turai conducted an interview with Németh about the project, which was published on ARTMargins Online. The memorial aims to confront a difficult history that neither victims nor perpetrators typically want acknowledged. This juried competition resulted in a unique public art initiative focused on wartime sexual violence.
Key facts
- The winning proposal was announced in March 2022
- The memorial is titled Memory of Rape in Wartimes: Women as Victims of Sexual Violence
- The project team includes Ilona Németh, Gabi Mészáros, and Anikó N. Tóth
- The memorial is scheduled for realization in 2023
- The competition was organized by the General Assembly of Budapest
- The memorial addresses wartime sexual violence against women
- Hedvig Turai interviewed Ilona Németh about the project
- The project was featured on ARTMargins Online
Entities
Artists
- Ilona Németh
- Gabi Mészáros
- Anikó N. Tóth
- Hedvig Turai
Institutions
- General Assembly of Budapest
- ARTMargins Online
Locations
- Budapest
- Hungary