BALÁZS TURÓS
The Nature of Things
Vincitore/Winner Call for an open air installation 2025
Humans are the only living beings who are aware of the finite nature of life. What does existing authentically mean in a world where transience is unavoidable? Can resigned acceptance be found in the idea of death? And if so, where can we find it? Balázs Turós is seeking the answers by sensitively surveying the boundaries of life, the intersection of mortality and birth. His images ultimately remind us of what is incomprehensible, what we cannot grasp, yet still constitutes the basis of our understanding vis-à-vis existence. The photo series juxtaposes the photographer’s grandmother struggling with dementia and his first-born child – two human beings who are at the most vulnerable phase of their existence: one is advancing towards letting life go and gradual disappearance, while the other exists in the uncertainty of unfolding life. Time is not linear in this story but circular and layered. First and last cannot be separated. The images delicately call to mind the frailty of the human soul. The only solace can be found by experiencing the order of the world, even if it is fragile and transient. In this approach life is present as something temporary and transitional, an available span of time and space which we can experience and perceive.
BIO
Balázs Turós (Budapest, 1990) studied at the Department of Photography at Budapest’s Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. After finishing his BA, he moved to England, where he worked as an intern to FotoNow – a media-based social enterprise in Plymouth. Having returned to Budapest, he pursued a Master of Photography course at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. Turós was awarded the József Pécsi Fellowship in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2021, he participated in the Fellowship of the Robert Capa Photography Grand Prize. The following year, his works featured in the Open Program of Fotofestiwal Lodz, Poland. He was selected for Futures Photography 2023. He exhibited at the Athens Photo Festival, the Verzasca Foto Festival, and at the Star Photobook Dummy Award. He was one of the winners of the Kranj Foto Fest 2025.
GIURIA/JURY
Arianna Catania (Founder / Artistic Director Festival Gibellina Photoroad)
Enzo Fiammetta (Director Museum Fondazione Orestiadi, Gibellina)
Andrea Cusumano (Artistic Director Gibellina “Italian Capital of Contemporary Art 2026”)
Walter Guadagnini (Artistic Director CAMERA, Torino/ Fotografia Europea)
Gabriella Guerci (Director MUFOCO, Cinisello Balsamo)
Jessica Jarl (Global Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska)
Louise Fedotov-Clements (Director of Photoworks, UK)
Marie Guillemin (Co-Curator Festival Circulations, Paris)