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Zsófia Antalka, Eszter Metzing, Andrea Szilák: Carnivores

Invitations Medium Gallery

You are cordially invited to the opening of an exhibition Zsófia Antalka, Eszter Metzing, Andrea Szilák: Carnivores at the Medium Gallery on September 9, 2025, at 6 PM.

Where?

  • Medium Gallery,

  • Hviezdoslavovo nám. 18, Bratislava

When?

  • Exhibition Opening: Tuesday, 9.9.2025, 18:00

  • Exhibition duration: 10.9. - 12.10.2025

 

Annotation

The project Carnivores is examining the archetype of the hunter, the associations of being a carnivore, and the issues of inclusion and intolerance. The visceral and philosophical state of being a predator, is permeated by the moral dilemma of aggression, and the urge of sustaining needs of mortality, also alliterating with socio-economic systems and behaviour patterns as well. The collaboration between artists Zsófia Antalka, Eszter Metzing and Andrea Szilák presents in their joint exhibition installations and spatial works including a range of diverse materials, made coherent by their common denominator in organic thinking and construction.

 

Zsófia Antalka (1994) lives and works in Budapest, Hungary. She graduated from the painting department of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2022. Following her studies, she worked as an assistant at the studio of Zsófia Keresztes (b. 1985). Antalka's work has been exhibited at acb Gallery, Budapest; and ISBN Gallery, Budapest; among others.

 

Eszter Metzing (1992) graduated from the graphic art program at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2018. Her practice centers on phenomena related to sensation and memory, exploring both individual and social-psychological aspects of female experience. Her work is characterized by a sensual use of materials, often incorporating bold combinations such as latex, borosilicate, and glass, as well as textile installations. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Young Artists’ Association and the Association of Hungarian Graphic Artists. Represented by Inda Gallery in Budapest since 2021, she has held two significant solo exhibitions there, in 2021 and 2024. She regularly participates in group exhibitions in Hungary and made her debut at ISBN Gallery in 2021 as an artist duo with Stella Koleszár (aka lutum). In 2025, she will be a resident artist at both the Styrian Artist in Residence in Graz and the Artist in Residence Programme in Salzburg. She is also a member of Art Quarter Budapest (aqb), a contemporary art center and artist community.

 

Andrea Szilák (1991) graduaded from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Department of Printmaking. In her artistic practice she examines symbols and metaphors, through which she explores the existential situation of the individual: the relationship with the self and the environment. She creates mainly installation and environmental works. Her works were exhibited in Hungary, Romania or Poland.

 

Alt text (EN): Poster for the exhibition “Carnivores.” At the top, a large black title “Carnivores” on a cream band; in the background a macro photo of white tubular forms resembling carnivorous plants. In the middle, a dark panel with a glowing leaf and a small shot of a hand holding fur. Bottom section: a pink-violet block with oversized dates “10.9.2025 – 12.10.2025.” Text details: artists Zsófia Antalka, Eszter Metzing, Andrea Szilák; opening Tuesday, 9.9.2025, 18:00; venue Medium Gallery. Bottom strip with logos and a note on financial support from the Bratislava Self-Governing Region; partners: Liszt Institute Bratislava and the National Cultural Fund of Hungary.

 

Partners:

  • Inštitút Liszta Bratislava, National Cultural Fund of Hungary

 

  • This project was financially supported by the Bratislava Self-Governing Region.