Fotograf Zone – Balázs Turós

The Nature of Things, 2019–2024

In his five-year project The Nature of Things, Hungarian photographer Balázs Turós explores the intimate themes of aging and memory loss. When his grandmother was diagnosed with dementia, this photographic document of the aging process took on a deeply personal dimension. Instead of an abstract reflection on transience, the project became a record of a close relationship, daily rituals, and the transformation of identity over time.

Through his photographs, Turós captures moments of being together, returns to the atmosphere of childhood, and small moments of spontaneity that emerge amid the gradual decline of memory. In doing so, he observes not only the transformation of his grandmother, but also their mutual relationship. The project shows that change does not have to be dramatic and visible, but can take place quietly, day after day, manifesting itself as an almost imperceptible dissolution of one's own identity.

The Nature of Things shows aging and memory loss not as a purely individual experience, but as a process that takes place between people. In the context of the Metamorphosis exhibition, the work emphasizes that change is often slow, inconspicuous, and painful, yet it fundamentally shapes our experience and relationship to the body, time, and memory.

Co-funded by the Creative Europe program of the European Union, FUTURES is a platform to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of it's selected artists and to bridge the gap between emerging and established artists.

METAMORPHOSIS
October 4–12, 2025
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Venue · Holešovice Market, Hall 13
Bubenské nábř. 306, 170 00, Prague 7 Holešovice
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Opening Hours · 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Balázs Turós

is a Hungarian photographer based in Budapest. His practice engages with the natural environment and landscape as a medium for reflecting on social and cultural histories. He has exhibited widely in Hungary and abroad and has been awarded the József Pécsi Fellowship multiple times.

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