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Éva Besnyő is one of those female photographers of the 20th century who considered photography not only a profession, but also a vocation, and at the same time recognized in it the possibility of an independent life path free from conventions. His experimental vision elevated him to the ranks of avant-garde artists, and his desire for independence inspired him to live and show new cultural forms and roles.
The catalogue of the exhibition entitled Personal distance, photographs of Éva Besnyő, fits into the Kassák Museum's series entitled Lifestyle and Social Movements in Modernity, placing Éva Besnyő's career in the context of modernity. Curators Judit Csatlós and Anna Mária Juhász examine how the ethical responsibility of the photographer appeared in the work of Éva Besnyő, sociologist Judit Acsády's article focuses on aspects of women's history, and the interview conducted by art historians Marion Beckers and Elisabeth Moortgat in 1991 deals not only with the poignant details of life history, but also with Hungarian aspects. The bilingual catalogue, published with the support of the Goethe-Institut, offers a comprehensive insight into the unique oeuvre of the photographer who died in the Netherlands.