Tamás Waliczky's Imaginary Cameras at Hungary Pavilion, Venice Biennale
Tamás Waliczky (Budapest, 1959) presents 'Imaginary Cameras' at the Hungarian Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale. The exhibition features 23 invented camera models that explore time, vision, and image-making. Waliczky, a new media artist, began the series in 2016 and completed 23 devices by late 2018. The analog machines, designed with digital 3D software, reveal their internal mechanisms to invite viewers to imagine the images they could produce. Waliczky cites influences from Hungarian photographers László Moholy-Nagy and György Kepes, and notes his personal connection to cameras through his amateur photographer father. The artist aims to show alternative ways of seeing and recording reality, contrasting mass-produced digital images with unique, intimate photographic processes. The Hungarian Pavilion selection was made by a jury at the Ludwig Museum Budapest.
Key facts
- Tamás Waliczky was born in Budapest in 1959.
- The exhibition 'Imaginary Cameras' is at the Hungarian Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale.
- Waliczky invented 23 camera models for the exhibition.
- He started working on the series in 2016 and completed 23 devices by the end of 2018.
- The cameras are analog machines designed with digital 3D software.
- Waliczky is a new media artist, not a traditional photographer.
- He cites László Moholy-Nagy and György Kepes as influences.
- His father was an amateur photographer who gave him old cameras at age 7-8.
- The selection was made by a jury at the Ludwig Museum Budapest.
- Waliczky plans to continue producing more imaginary cameras.
Entities
Artists
- Tamás Waliczky
- László Moholy-Nagy
- György Kepes
- Robert Capa
- Brassaï
Institutions
- Hungarian Pavilion
- Venice Biennale
- Ludwig Museum Budapest
- Bauhaus
- Artribune
Locations
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Venice
- Italy