The works of sculptor Réka Gergely are essentially composed of several units. She seeks to convey the content of her works primarily through abstraction rather than narrative. Abstraction, as a means of emphasizing the essence, plays a central role in her sculptural practice, alongside philosophical phenomenology and Zen insights, which also form the spiritual pillars of her work.
Her sculptures are not created with the aim of conveying an easily graspable message that can be decoded at first glance. The artist thinks of them rather as signposts that indirectly encourage reflection. When designing each work, the artist’s intention is to create a concentrate that encompasses a wide range of possible connotations in terms of both content and form. As with his earlier works, the works in the exhibition are characterized by abstract, reduced representation and the use of contrasting elements and materials.
The works on display emphasize duality and unity, as well as the tension between foreground and background, pointing toward a comprehensive relational order. This is the “point of presence” where the experience of “the thing as it is” can take place. In some cases, the vertical axis appearing in front of the background balances the horizontal pattern of the woven surface, while in others, the vertical shape of the textile fibers is complemented by horizontal elements made of metal or wood. The mutually reflective moments serve to motivate dialogue and recognize the overall situation. In some cases, a fictional landscape appears, a peculiar view without a horizon: the sky and the earth seem to play with each other, which simultaneously refers to determinacy and the possibility of continuation, the simultaneity of completion and incompleteness.
The exhibition presents a selection of works created during the MMA’s three-year art scholarship program.