Peter Puklus

Melinda after hairwashing (up), 2005, Paris, 50 x 50 cm, Cibachrome Print, Unique Piece

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At Akos‘ place, Budapest, 2004, 50 x 50 cm, Cibachrome Print, Unique Piece

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Donát after waking up, Budapest, 2005, 30 x 30 cm, Cibachrome Print, Unique Piece

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Still-life with Pineapple, Paris, 2005, 50 x 50 cm, Cibachrome Print, Unique Piece

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Nude dancing with cardboard sheets IV, Budapest, 2014, 36 x 25 cm, Analogue Print, Ed. of 5, no AP

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Positive-negative portrait, 2011, 35 x 50 cm, Archival Inkjet Print, Ed. of 5 + 3 AP's

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Five tapes, Budapest, 2011, 35 x 50 cm, Archival Inkjet Print, Ed. of 5 + 3 AP's

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Statue of Liberty II, Budapest, 2014, 36 x 25 cm, Analogue Print, Ed. of 5, no AP's

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Thunder, Budapest, 2014, 36 x 54 cm, Analogue Print, Ed. of 5, no AP

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Erection, Budapest, 2016, 36 x 54 cm, Analogue Print, Ed. of 5, no AP

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A dual polyhedron with cube, Budapest, 2011, 41 x 50 cm, Archival Inkjet Print, Ed. of 5 + 3 AP's

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How to build a Sun, Budapest, 2011, 38 x 50 cm, Archival Inkjet Print, Ed. of 5 + 3 AP's

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The portrait of the architect, 2017, Budapest

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Biography

Beside photography, which is always at the center of Peter Puklus’ work, his recent projects involve sculptures, objects, paintings, installations, drawings and videos. Either in the gallery space or in a photo-book form, storytelling has a substantial role. Puklus mixes different genres and media and makes them relate each other. Peter Puklus (*1980, Kolozsvár, Romania), lives and works in Budapest, Hungary. He studied at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest (MOME) and at the École National Supérieur de Création Industriel (ENSCI) in Paris.

Puklus published two photo-books, “One and a Half Meter” (Kehrer) and “Handbook to the Stars” (Stokovec), before publishing “The Epic Lovestory of a Warrior” in cooperation with SPBH, London in 2016. The book was shortlisted for the Aperture/Paris Photo Book Award and received critical acclaim, leading to important institutional exhibitions at C/O Berlin and at the Capa Center in Budapest. The follow-up project “The Hero Mother – How to build a House” received the Grand Prix des Images Vevey and was exhibited at the Festival des Images Vevey in 2018.

Neben der Fotografie, die immer im Mittelpunkt der Arbeit von Peter Puklus steht, beinhalten seine jüngsten Projekte auch Skulpturen, Objekte, Gemälde, Installationen, Zeichnungen und Video. Ob im Ausstellungsraum oder in Form eines Fotobuchs, Puklus mischt verschiedene Genres und Medien und dabei spielt das Geschichtenerzählen immer eine wesentliche Rolle. Peter Puklus (*1980, Kolozsvár, Rumänien), lebt und arbeitet in Budapest, Ungarn. Er studierte an der Moholy-Nagy Universität für Kunst und Design, Budapest (MOME) und an der École National Supérieur de Création Industriel (ENSCI) in Paris.

Puklus veröffentlichte zwei Fotobücher, „One and a Half Meter” (Kehrer) und „Handbook to the Stars” (Stokovec), bevor er 2016 „The Epic Lovestory of a Warrior” in Zusammenarbeit mit SPBH, London, veröffentlichte. Das Buch wurde für den Aperture/Paris Photo Book Award nominiert und erhielt euphorische Kritiken, was zu wichtigen institutionellen Ausstellungen führte, etwa bei C/O Berlin oder im Capa Center in Budapest. Das Folgeprojekt „The Hero Mother – How to build a House” erhielt den Grand Prix des Images Vevey und wurde 2018 beim Festival des Images in Vevey ausgestellt.

CV Selection

2023: “Modern Love (or Love in the Age of Cold Intimacies)”, ΕΜΣΤ Νational Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece
2018: “The Hero Mother – How to build a House”, Festival des Images Vevey, Vevey, Switzerland
2018: “Loading…, Works from the FOAM Collection”, FOAM, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017: “Esterhazy Award”, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2017: “Handbook to the Stars”, Lumière Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow, Russia
2016: “The Epic Lovestory of a Warrior”, Capa Center, Budapest, Hungary
2016: “Unsafe to Dance”, C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2015: “Reframe Memory”, Athens Photo Festival, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece
2013: “Handbook to the Stars”, FOAM, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2013: “FOAM Talents”, Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2012: “Curators’ Network”, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary

2017: Grand Prix des Images Vevey
2016: Aperture / Paris Photo PhotoBook Award (Nominee)
2015: Leopold Bloom Art Award
2013: FOAM Talent Award
2013: Plat(t)form, Fotomuseum Winterthur