Stratification of an Archive: Possible Approaches to the Oeuvre of Péter Korniss

The latest volume of KEMKI publications, which is edited by Balázs Zoltán Tóth, is related to research on the history of photography conducted by KEMKI ADK. It contains extended and edited texts from the presentations given at the conference entitled Stratification of an Archive: Possible Approaches to the Oeuvre of Péter Korniss. The diversely themed essays in the volume provide new interpretations of attitudes that prevailed in Hungarian documentary photography and photojournalism in the post-WWII period.

Illustrated with images from the Péter Korniss Archive (held in the collection of the KEMKI ADK) as well as some previously unpublished photographs, the authors explore aspects of the artist’s œuvre with respect to the history of photography, press and art, as well as in connection to art theory and art trade. At the book launch on 3 April, a roundtable discussion will be moderated by Gábor Pfisztner with the participation of Edit Barta, György Cséka and Zoltán Balázs Tóth.

Book launch participants:

Edit Barta (aesthetician, writer)

György Cséka (aesthetician, art critic, KEMKI Artpool)

Balázs Zoltán Tóth (photo historian, KEMKI ADK)

Moderator: Gábor Pfisztner (aesthetician, art critic, associate professor)

Dávid Fehér (Director of KEMKI)

Authors: Edit Barta, György Cséka, Attila Horányi, Orsolya Huszár, Krisztina Kovács, Balázs Zoltán Tóth, and Iringó Tóth-Gödri

The book was designed by Imre Kiss.

The language of the event is Hungarian.

On the day of the book launch, the book will be available for purchase at the bookstore and webshop of the Museum of Fine Arts.