Matti Varga has discovered the potential of artistic expression in photography at a fairly young age.
Her photographs are dream-like and are often drenched in nostalgia. Matti is able to observe everyday moments from an entirely new perspective and to present them unconventionally by taking out of their context. Simultaneously she devotes a lot of attention to create accurate compositions and to choose colours and light very carefully.
The objects and details on her photographs might not seem compatible at first although paradoxically, by the way of using these give a new meaning to the subject and potentially represent the world as she experiences and imagines it.
In the past few years her work has been recognised world-wide numerous times. Thanks to the new releases her artworks can be seen in various photo-books, magazines, publications and art exhibitions.
FEATURES / PUBLICATIONS (selected)
Elle Hungary - 2023 / 3.
Frankie Magazine - issue 114 - Australia
YKRA faces - 2023
Fashion Street Magazin - SS23
Essence of Hungary - 2022
Roadster Magazine - I./2022
Elle Decoration Hungary - II/I. 2022
Octogon Architecture & Design - 165 - 2021/1 - Hungary
Vostok Magazine - 25 - 2020 - Seoul, Korea
DIM DAM DOM - 8/2020 - France
IGNANT - The Bright Shadow
IGNANT - Another Rome
Magda Szabó: Abigail - book cover - MacLehose Press - England
Elle Decor Italia - 12/2019 - December issue - Italy
Octogon Architecture & Design - 156 - 2019/8 - Hungary
Octogon Architecture & Design - 154 - 2019/6 - Hungary
The Curated Lens by SANDU publishing
Living Corriere - Italy
Octogon Architecture & Design - 147 - 2018/7 - Hungary
The Guardian - UK
iGNANT - Germany
Somewhere Magazine - Sweden
TrendLand - USA
AD Magazine - Russia
Fubiz - France
Aint Bad Magazine - Georgia
AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2022:
A Visual Journey into the New Eastern Europe - group exhibition - Photon Gallery, Wien
Going East - group exhibition - Photon Gallery, Ljubljana
Imagenation Paris - New Eyes - group exhibition - Galerie Joseph Le Palais, Paris
Dialog - Hype and Hyper x Telep Gallery - group exhibition Budapest
2020:
Best Booth Prize by Artmagazin - Art Market Budapest
Art Market Budapest - solo show - represented by Főfotó Gallery
Főfotó Gallery presents, Matti Varga - solo exhibition - Budapest
nominated for Highlights of Hungary Award
2019:
My Town Siófok II - solo exhibition during Trieste Photo Festival
'Chapters' - solo exhibition - Kolta Gallery - Budapest
SINestESIA - BDC Gallery - Parma
SINestESIA - QR Photogallery - Bologna
2018:
Emerging Talent Exhibition - Klompching Gallery - New York
2017:
Lensculture Emerging Talent Awards - winner
ArtHungry Awards - 3. Prize
2016:
MOME Degree Show - Fuga Gallery - Budapest
NEU NOW - online festival - selected artist
2014:
Photography Month Budapest - Bond - Roham Bar Gallery