Cecilia Szabó
I am a German-Hungarian artist who explores notions of nature and the various roles it plays both for individuals and in interpersonal relationships.
In doing so, I address pressing ecological issues, examine and question the responses to them – often in an urban context. Idealisation and escapism, aesthetic and mystical aspects play just as much a role as communication and demarcation. I invite critical reflection on cultural traditions of perception, representation and evaluation of the natural world.
My work provoke subtly; my aim is to reveal the delicate and mysterious, the quiet, transparent and at the same time dynamic.
I work across media and concepts, currently focusing on artistic photography and sculpture. I live in Germany.
Jury and committee work
2015-2020: Juror on the jury panel: Awarding of the ‘Work and Project Grants’ funding programme for visual artists, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn/Germany
2020: Juror, Horst Egon Kalinowski Prize
2020-2022: Juror on the jury panels: Awarding of the scholarship programmes ‘Neustart Kultur 2020, 2021, 2022’ and ‘Neustart Kultur Plus 2022’ – work and project scholarships for visual artists and art professionals, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn/Germany
since 2022 Member of the Board, Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild/Kunst, Bonn/Germany
since 2022 Member of the Board, Social Welfare Foundation of the Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild/Kunst, Bonn/Germany
Membership
Member in the Federation of Women Artists and Patrons of Arts, Bonn/Germany
Collaborations
As part of my projects, I collaborate with theatre makers, dancers and landscape architects, and joint projects with musicians, composers and florists are in the pipeline.
Contact
csz@cecilia-szabo.com