Barnabás Bácsi (*1997, HU) is an intermedia artist and doctoral student at the Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design in Budapest, researching post-internet hauntology. He studied Intermedia Art (MA) at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts and currently lives and works between Vienna and Budapest. In his conceptual, digital and installational works he often deals with digital/meme culture and contemporary internet phenomena. Sometimes he makes music as olaflur and websites as camp notes.
studies
- 2023–, Doctoral Studies, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest HU
- 2017–22, Intermedia Art MA, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Budapest HU
- 2020–21, Art and Digital Media, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna AT
selected exhibitions
- 2024, Rianás, group exhibition, Boszorkánysziget, Szeged HU
- 2023, I'M AFRAID I CAN DO THAT, group exhibition, Torula, Győr HU
- 2022–23, DEMO, group exhibition, Salon du Salon, Marseille FR
- 2022, Neo-folk-lore, group exhibition, PAIKKA, Budapest HU
- 2022, Praesentia, group exhibition, Hungarian Holy Land Church, Budapest HU
- 2022, Bohema Presents, group exhibition, Das LOT, Vienna AT
- 2021–22, Eppur si movie! IMXXX - Intermedia Retrospective, group exhibition, HUFA, Budapest HU
- 2021, Flag Rant (by Jules Cartier) / Desperanto, group exhibition, Fabrique Pola, Bordeaux FR
- 2021, Közös Halmaz, group exhibition, FKSE Studio Gallery, Budapest HU
- 2020, The Colonial Warehouse, group exhibition, Archives Bordeaux Métropole FR
- 2020, Önkényes Jelentés, group exhibition, MMMH, Törökbálint HU
- 2019, Garage Europa (Prologue), group exhibition, 5UN7 Gallery, Bordeaux FR
- 2019, Offline Practices, solo exhibition, PINCE Gallery, Budapest HU
- 2019, Sonic Thoughts, group exhibition, FKSE Studio Gallery, Budapest HU
selected performances
as olaflur
- 2023, K11 LABOR, Budapest HU
as 0O (Ádám Jeneses, Barnabás Bácsi, Dániel Kophelyi, Máté Janky, Rozina Pátkai)
- 2019, aqb Project Space, Budapest HU
- 2019, Trafó, Budapest HU
- 2018, Vörösmarty Theatre, Székesfehérvár HU
- 2018, Fészek, Budapest HU
- 2018, Labor Gallery, Budapest HU
- 2018, Art Colony, Tihany HU
- 2018, Art Colony, Csongrád HU
as EM90 (Barnabás Bácsi, Richárd Melykó, Rozina Pátkai)
- 2022, Einspach Gallery, Budapest HU
- 2019, HUFA, Budapest HU
- 2019, Lumen, Budapest HU
- 2019, MODEM, Debrecen HU
- 2019, Három Holló / Drei Raben, Budapest HU
- 2018, III. Ubikeklektik Festival, Zsámbék HU
memberships
- 2023–, IG Bildende Kunst AT
- 2020– (Board member 2024–), Studio of Young Artists Association (FKSE) HU
- 2018–19, Advanced College of Art and Art Theory (MMSZK) HU
grants
- 2021–22, New National Excellence Programme (ÚNKP) Research Scolarship HU
- 2021–22, National Higher Education Scolarship HU
- 2020–21, National Higher Education Scolarship HU
discussions, talks
- 2023, Mémkultúra mint digitális folklór @ KDFI2023, Adaptér, Budapest HU
- 2022, Independent Networks, International Exchange, school, Vienna AT
- 2022, Mélyrepülés a mechanikus tudatalattiba (#1, #2) / Stúdió Rádió 009, FKSE, Budapest HU & online at Lahmacun Radio