XY - HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE MOME GENERATION

“THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNTOUCHABLE IN ALL OF US. THIS SOMETHING IS UNRELATED TO COUNTRIES, REGIMES AND EVEN TO PEOPLE. IT SPRINGS FROM LIFE ITSELF. FROM THE UNIQUE, INIMITABLE EXPRESSION OF HUMAN EXISTENCE. WE CAN COMPREHEND IT ONLY IN OURSELVES. ONCE AND FOR ALL. AS LIFE TURNS INTO EXISTENCE, THE PARTICULAR INTO UNIVERSAL, AND THE CONTINGENT INTO THE NECESSARY. AS WE STRIVE FOR PERFECTION. FOR THE UNREACHABLE. TRYING TO REACH IT IN OTHERS. IN EVERYONE.”
Gábor Kopek, rector

Most constitutions refer to human dignity as a fundamental, inalienable right. Today human dignity is just a right. But if it is only a plain right, it can be taken away. Maintaining our human dignity plays a crucial role in our social existence. Every age and every social order is shaped partly by its respective interpretation of the concept of human dignity and by the behavioral patterns corresponding to each interpretation.

Launched by the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, MOME Laboratory is a trademark program to promote integrative thinking and the appreciation of the contemporary scene. MOME Laboratory’s upcoming exhibition will allow the opportunity to former students and their fellow-artists who graduated from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest in the 21st century to introduce themselves by interpreting the notion of human dignity. At least 40 photographers will present more than 100 works of arts.

The exhibitors: ANTAL Barbara, ÁCS Alíz Veronika, BAKONYI Bence, BALLA Vivienne, BALOGH Balázs, barnie, Dennis Michael Khieffer BEVIZ, BÉRCZI Zsófia, BOGNÁR Benedek, BUDA Gábor, Cinthya Dictator, DARAB Zsuzsa, EMBER Sári, FABRICIUS Anna, FÁTYOL Viola, GÁLDI VINKÓ Andrea, GOMBÁS Bianca, GYURKOVICS Anna, HODOSY Enikő, KÉKESI Donát, KOLESZÁR Adél, KOZÓ Attila, MARINKA Zsuzsanna Alexandrovna, MÁTÉ Balázs, MÁTYÁSSY Jónás, MISETICS Mátyás, MOLNÁR Ágnes Éva, MÓRÓ Máté, Nem Bettina, ORAVECZ Éva, Jasmine SHAH, STANDOVÁR Júlia, SZENT-IVÁNYI Réka, SZOMBAT Éva, TASKOVICS Dorka, TURÓS Balázs, Jelena VISKOVIC – PÁLL Tamás, ZAGYVAI Sára

The curators of the exhibition: Róna Kopeczky /Ludwig Museum/, Gábor Kopek /MOME/, Gábor Máté /MOME/, Gergely Szatmári /MOME/

Exhibition opening: 18 October 2012, 7 p.m.
Greeting by Barabás Bencsik, director of the Ludwig Museum. Opening remarks by István Jelenits, monk-teacher.

The exhibition is on view until November 4, 2012.

The exhibition was realized with the support of the Hungarian National Cultural Fund, Formula/400 Informatikai Kft and Tripont Kft.