Mai Manó Gallery („Kis Manó”)

„With me, time stands, You cannot be left out either.”

Gene
/a confession to the images of an exhibition/

…I was born in Lengyeltóti in 1948. My mother wanted me to become a teacher or a doctor; I secretly decided to be a photographer…in the end, I became KATI BARICZ.
With my miracle machine, I recorded a variety of subjects, especially people, to my pleasure.
Well, not everyone or anyone, only those I liked.
This is (sur)realism filtered by and through me.
I’ve been recording the world according to me for almost fifty years now.
Last Christmas something whispered to me:
You will not be alone over the holidays; take pictures of children.
I listened to this voice. And, I became a grandma by the spring of 2009.

…how does the face of your child, captured by me, remain and leave a recorded mark for the future?
My photos are simple; they look almost like the ID pictures from long ago the masters of the profession took with utmost care. My models look into the lens solemnly, their gaze is perplexing. They are faces for eternity. You may not even be aware of or think to preserve this face of your child. Time was stopped for a moment on these images by a lady with grizzled hair.
The photos are the unforgettable imprints of our time spent together.
A photo portrait. A re-presentation. Not real, as the real one is alive and changes perpetually and constantly.
I wonder how they are going to see themselves in the course of time?!

The majority of traditional techniques are swept away by the contemporary world of pixels and, along with that, we are compelled to even hand over and assign our soul to everything that’s new.
Are we destroying? Are we evolving? Are we suffering? Are we forgetting? Are we in a rush? Are we just racing along?...do we not want to do these or anything at all?
Man – humanity has been acting so from time immemorial, on different wave-lengths at different times.

I’m a traditionalist. I hold on to things. This is how I’m put together, these are my genes, the genes I am. I’m embracing it.

Message:
Grandma is doing fine.
Grandma is happy.
Grandma is still creating
…and hopes
that her work is not only for her liking.

Katalin Baricz
Distinguished Artist

Katalin BARICZ

1948 born in Lengyeltóti
1967-78 lab technician at the Hungarian Film Laboratory and teaches at the Pratér utca Photography school
since 1974 regularly writes to magazines and is exhibited
since 1975 participates in the training of amateur photographers (Institute for Culture, Fõfotó)
since 1981 works as an individual artist
2005-2007 guest lecturer at Kaposvár University

Fellowships

1998 André Kertész Fellowship
2008 Grant from the National Association of Hungarian Artists

Awards

1983 Székely Aladár Award
1998 Balogh Rudolf Award
2002 Nikon Award
2005 Grand Prize of Hungarian Photography
2006 Grand Prize of Photography from the National Association of Hungarian Artists
2007 Distinguished Artist

Member of the Association of Hungarian Photographers and the National Association of Hungarian Artists

Individual exhibitions

1985 Létterek (Spaces of Existence) – Helikon Gallery, Budapest
1989 Szeretetotthon (Rest home) – Dorottya Gallery, Budapest
2001 Párizs – Fonyód (Paris - Fonyód) – Mai Manó Gallery, Budapest
2003 For You – Hungarian Cultural Center in Prague
2005 Apám kertje (My Father’s Garden) – Museum of Fonyód
2006 Természetem (My Nature) – Hungarian House of Photography, Budapest
2008 Eszencia (Essence) – Kossuth Movie Theater (Kamaraterem), Mohács
2008 INDEX – Klebelsberg Cultural Centre, Budapest

Art pieces in collections

Hungarian Museum of Photography, Kecskemét

Publications (books, albums)

Elsõ nagyításaim (My First Magnifications) (Bp., 1976)
Elsõ felvételeim (My First Shots) (Bp., 1982)
Tükör (Mirror) (Bp., 1999)
Szubjektív napló (Subjective Diary) (Bp., 2001)
For you – Majdnem egyedül (For You) (Bp., 2003)
Apám kertje (My Father’s Garden) (Bp., 2004)
Természetem (My Nature) (Bp., 2005)
Médium (Medium) (Bp., 2008)