Exhibition: "Disappearing Rural Villages"

Inspired by the report of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) released in April 2014 titled ’Settlements on the Edge of Existence’ the online news portal VS.hu published an audio-visual infotainment site to help the understanding of the phenomenon. As matter of concern the report discussed 60 villages where the population decreased by 50% between the two latest census records. The original series of 1-2 minute long videos were presented as the centre-point of the exhibition encapsulating the impressions of the team gathered through visiting 20 of the concerned villages. For the occasion of OFF-Biennial further interviews have been commissioned to provide an additional layer of understanding. The project presented at Telep Gallery stems from a complex collaboration of creative individuals, artists and experts.