The exhibition titled “Part and Whole” explores the tension between fragments and wholeness: unique universes composed of pieces, breaks, gaps, obscurations, and transitions. The paintings and sculptures relate to this system of relationships—sometimes formally, sometimes conceptually—simultaneously emphasizing the autonomy of the details and their embedding within the whole.
The paintings in the exhibition reflect on the experience of fragmentation in various ways. The surfaces of the works are often layered, disrupted, and at times convey divergent narratives. In some works, the disintegration of form takes center stage, while in others, the whole is constructed through subtle, more intimate connections between details. The line, as a basic unit, simultaneously becomes a constructive and a disruptive element: it creates networks and structures while also hinting at their instability. The blurred elements or magnified details of the works reinforce a sense of absence and weightlessness; the narratives of the images often hover at the intersection of tangibility and inaccessibility. The viewer’s gaze is compelled to move constantly: immersed in the details, they attempt to reconstruct the whole, while it always eludes complete understanding. The sculptures, through their physical presence, further reinforce the exhibition’s central question. The works often exist in a state of equilibrium: they are composed of elements whose relationship is fragile, on the verge of disintegrating at any moment. In other cases, as the viewer moves through the space, they perceive the interplay between the part and the whole from ever-changing perspectives.
“Part and Whole” offers an open conceptual and visual system: a space where absence, fragmentation, and uncertainty are not the opposites of wholeness, but rather its indispensable conditions.
Participating artists: Áron Gábor, Bíborka Lina Gacsályi, Zoltán Lublóy, Balázs Magyari, Márton Romvári, Nóra Szirmai, Szabolcs Szolnoki, András Végh