Györgyi CSÉFFAI
"My work combines the storytelling power of folk culture and the interactivity of contemporary art. Working with ceramics and other natural materials, my aim is to bring ancient beliefs, motifs and folk tales to life in contemporary form. I believe that shared experience and the immediacy of natural materials can reveal the timelessness of traditions in a new context, while creating new forms of human connection.
Among my works are installations that are completely destroyed, which in time decompose and return to the material world. Lately, however, I have increasingly been working to create lasting works that carry this sensibility in a different way.
I am particularly interested in the interactive nature of art. It is important to me that the audience is an active part of the creative process, so that we can experience the emotions and effects of the work together. Viewer reactions inspire me and open up new perspectives for me, constantly shaping my artistic vision."
CV
Born: 1991, Békéscsaba
Lives and works in Békéscsaba
EDUCATION
2024-2025 Budapest Art Mentor
2010-2016 Hungarian University of Fine Arts, sculptor
2005-2010 Gusztáv Adolf Evangelical High School, Szeberény, ceramist
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026 Will You Leave or Sit, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
KÁLI ART – PARK, Köveskál
IZÉ (Thingy), MAMŰ Galéria, Budapest
OPEN PLANS, Képező Gallery, Budapest
2025
HOST, Defo Design Lab, Budapest
We Can Do That Too, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
Y – THEY'RE NEXT, Szent István Király Museum, Székesfehérvár
Testing Boundaries - Explorers 7.0, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
As Far as I Remember, Képező Gallery, Budapest
Towards the Centre – Hommage á Reigl, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
What Will Remain with Liz Miller Kovacs, The Space Art Gallery, Budapest
KÁLI ART-PARK, Köveskál
TERRA ET CREATURA, Ruzicskay Artist Residency, Szarvas
2024
GODOT ART EXPO, Godot Institute / Godot ICA, Budapest
METAMORPHOSEN EINES ARCHIVS, Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, Berlin
UKRÓNIA, FKSE Gallery, Budapest
2023
GODOT ART EXPO, Godot Institute / Godot ICA, Budapest
2022
ART CIRCLE ACT4 Lokarjeva Gallery, Ajdovščina, Slovenia
LAID OUT, Parthenon Frieze Hall, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Epreskert, Budapest
2016 Diplome Exhibition, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Epreskert, Budapest
2015 FIVE AND MORE, Artus, Budapest
2014 HOLE, Fészek Gallery, Budapest
2013 MY MOM TOLD ME I COULD BE A HOLOGRAM, Labor, Budapest
2012 Artwork of the week, Kálvária, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Epreskert, Budapest with Barbara Megyeri
PRIZES, GRANTS
2024 NKA Grant for artists
2012 “Hand-Dremel” III. Ranked
MEMBERSHIPS
FKSE Association of Young Artists' Studios
Takáts Fábián – Elemental themes in art