Connection to the Garden

In his exhibition entitled Direct Garden Access at NextArt, as the gallery’s final event in 2011, László Hatházi focuses on the peculiar relationship between humans and the plant world.

The perception of plants have been a research topic for scholars of natural and other related sciences for a long time. Their research has proved that plants are able to sense effects coming from their direct environment. According to some extreme views, they are able to read the human mind as well.

Several literary works and motion pictures have influenced the artist to collect documentations of scientific, humorous and even grotesque experiments which will be displayed at the exhibition in the form of writing, carbon-paper drawings and an installation. In his interieurs, which all reflect a personal touch, plants play an important role.

Compared to his older series, the visuality of his current artwork represents a great change. His new pieces show clear colours and simplified forms and the use of industrial glaze paint.