Sustainable Identities [antikvár]

Welcoming Thoughts "No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main!'^ These are the words of John Donne, a 17*'' century English poet - words that ring as true today, at the start of the 21®* century, in connection with the winning entry for the Hungarian pavilion of the Art Biennale 2015, as they did in Donne's nnusings 400 years ago. There could hardly be a more impressive metaphor for humanity today, which finds itself bound by shrinking distances in space and time, living in a virtual metropolis of the network that links and fragments at the same time, than this work of art, a result of the cooperative efforts of artist Szilárd Cseke and curator Kinga German, the central piece of the Hungarian pavilion in the Giardini. Sustainable Identities is more than a mere exhibition. This is a work of art that intentionally provokes serious ideas and thoughts; one that communicates a message and issues a warning, but does not wish to impose any solution - if there is one - on the visitors. It creates situations and spaces, allowing anyone to take part in the paradox of this peculiar phrase. This is an exciting game at the Venice Biennale, a contemporary art event that has been drawing significant crowds from all over the world for decades. 1 Donne, John; Devotions upon emergent occasions and seuerall steps in my Sicknes. IVIeditation XVII. London 1624. http://www.gutenberg.org/flles/23772/23772-h/23772-h.htm#Page_i07. (20.03.2015).