Homo politicus The last parliamentary elections in Hungary were held in April 2010. This was the sixth free election after the end of socialism in 1989 and had controversial results. The previously governing Hungarian Socialist Party was blamed for Hungary's current economic and financial situation, so it was not surprising that the main opposition party (the conservative Fidesz) made a strong comeback after being eight years in opposition. What is more noteworthy, however, that two parties who had a major role in the 1989 Revolution that ended socialism in Hungary, failed to make it into the parliament. Most troubling is the fact, that a right-wing, radical party that has often been accused of being fascist and anti-Semitic gained an unprecedented percentage of the votes. The images reflect on contemporary Hungarian society, the operating mechanisms of the negative prejudices and stereotypes through abstraction. A special period when contemporary social problems are brought to the surface in a more concentrated way than usual, is the period of the parliamentary elections. In order to acquire power, some political parties employ unhuman and morally questionable means, that are capable of turning social groups against each other. The images of political posters reveal the ordinary people that are actually consituting these parties, who are stripped from their current political colors and campaign promises, and stare at us face to face. 35x50cm, edition of 10, archival inkjet print
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