Zsolt Balázs
Demonstration Picnic
On April 8th 2018, parliamentary elections were held in Hungary, which ended again with the victory of "Fidesz." Since the last few years, these changes have been affecting civil organizations and press organs, and the governments communication strategy (NER: National Co-operation System). The rising susoicion of electoral fraud caused a wave of protests in Hungary.
Demonstrations lack the reach and realistic goals, so in vain the initial high number and interest (the first time, tens of thousands of people walked to streets), the demonstrations are fragmented and with time the interest and participation are getting less and less.
People gather in smaller groups and spend time in a kind of social interaction: demonstration, as a picnic. Being a demonstration has become a fashionable relaxation form. Due to the changed social norms, radical changes are taking place not only in social relations but the national identity also transforming.
Zsolt Balázs
Bbecauseof the personal impact, I have primarily focused on examining current human relationships and behaviors, involving objects, a wider sense of the natural, artificial or abstract environment, and the impacts of these changes. For this, I chose photography as a medium and a creative tool, as I think nowadays it is one of the most noticeable forms of communication, with most option / possibility of visual language expression.