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16/11/2010

Diango Hernandez

Blood Mountain Foundation, Budapest

Blood Mountain Foundation (BMF) is pleased to announce the start of its Artist-in-Residence Programme with an inaugural exhibition by Diango Hernández.

Hernández’s exhibition, ‘a kiss, a hat, a stamp’, pays tribute to Budapest’s tradition of independent creative practices and its rich culture of second-hand goods. Hernández uses a process of finding, assembling, creating and re-appropriating materials sourced from flea markets, antique dealerships and a specialist artisan workshop. His exhibition focuses on fragments - rather than whole objects - and edges - as opposed to surface areas - allowing the found objects to take on new forms and new meanings in their revised settings.

The exhibition comprises two sculptures, two wall paintings, a collage and a room installation in collaboration with Valéria Fazekas, a key member of Hungary’s diminishing artisan community. A poignant comment on the city’s past and present is made by positioning Fazekas’ 20 unique head pieces in shades of grey and black on an aged bookshelf, juxtaposed with original press prints of industry, collective sports and new architecture of the bygone Soviet era. The comment is further emphasised by BMF’s location on an Ottoman era battleground and by its striking setting in a former family estate designed by a prominent architect of the Hapsburg Empire.

Jade Niklai, Director of BMF, said:
“Hernández’s deep insight and understated touch bring tremendous thought and emotion to unravelling the complex history and remarkable beauty of Budapest even for those who have known and lived in it for a lifetime. BMF is privileged and grateful to launch its residency programme with the participation of such a seminal artist.”

Artist’s statement:
“If the Danube runs faster, glory and sadness will also do. Tom Sloan [BMF Trustee] showed the Budapest we want to remember and we will not forget, Jade Niklai introduced me to the mysterious hats of Valéria Fazekas and now, after three weeks of a very intimate research through Budapest’s antique and furniture dealers, empty streets and wonderfully arranged storage rooms, I am delighted that Blood Mountain Foundation is opening ‘a kiss, a hat, a stamp’.

Blood Mountain Foundation is a non-profit organisation committed to generating fresh discourse about contemporary culture and current affairs. Based in Budapest (Hungary), it seeks inspiration from the city’s rich history and diverse cultural heritage and provides opportunities for exchange between local and international art practitioners and the broader community through curatorial and education programmes, residencies and special projects.

The Artist-in-Residence Programme offers up to four emerging to mid-career international artists the opportunity to live and work in Budapest for four-to-eight week periods each year. They are encouraged to engage with all aspects of the city and to develop new work inspired by their experiences.

Hernández’s public talk is scheduled for Tuesday 18 January 2011, 6 to 7pm (free, booking essential). All artworks were conceived during the residency at BMF in November 2010.

Image: a kiss, a hat, a stamp, 2010 (detail)

Blood Mountain Foundation
Vérhalom utca 27/c, Budapest 1025, Hungary
Opening Hours: By appointment only

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