What happens when we break an image into tiny squares and create new images from its elements based on a strict system? If every single component is used, does it remain the same image? How long does the original image stay recognizable when only part of its components are included?
Türk Péter’s artistic practice is characterized by systematic thinking and large-scale series. In the second half of the 1970s, he developed the “image weaving” technique, in which the visual language of thought emerges, following a carefully constructed system for each artwork. He always reveals the original image as well, making the entire process transparent.
The works on display are based on private photographs—one being a self-portrait of the artist, while the others depict his wife, Amy Türk. By “enlarging”, “reducing”, randomly rearranging elements, and in the case of Static Cinema, transforming them into a film, he reconstructs the visual experience.
Boglárka Tóth