Peter Puklus
"Storytelling in photobook form. Mixing different genres and make them to relate each other."
Peter Puklus is a fine art / editorial photographer living and working in Budapest, Hungary. He is about to finish his DLA (Doctor of Liberal Arts) studies in photography at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest. He recently published two photo-books: 'One and a half meter' at Kehrer Verlag, Germany and 'Handbook to the Stars' at Stokovec, Slovakia. He participated different group and solo shows through Europe.
Who | Peter Puklus | Born | Romania, 1980 |
What | Artist | Artisticname | Peter Puklus |
Activity | Gathering Hungary | Web | http://www.peterpuklus.com/ |
Tel | 0036303120345 | peterpuklus@gmail.com |
Exhibitions (selection)
- Krokus Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia (2013, group)
- Festival International de Mode & de Photographie, Hyères, France (2013, group)
- Unseen Photo Fair, Robert Morat Galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2013, group)
- FOAM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2013, solo)
- Peter Puklus, Trapéz, Budapest, Hungary (2012, solo)
- World Models, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (2012, group)
- Jedentag, Robert Morat Gallery, Hamburg, Germany (2012, group)
- Handbook to the Stars, Lumen Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (2011, solo)
- 4. Fotobook Festival, nomination for Dummy Award, Kassel, Germany (2011, group)
- Speaks for Itself, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary (2011, group)
- Jahresgaben, Kustverein Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany (2010, group)
Awards and Scholarships (selection)
- Plat(t)form 2013, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland (2013, participating artist)
- Curators’ Network, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary (2012, participating artist)
- International Visegrad Fund, Artist-in-Residency Programme, St a nica Contemporary, Banská Štiavnicá, Slovakia (2011, residency)
- The 2009 Sony World Photography Awards - Pro. Conceptual and Constructed category (2009, shortlisted)
- Renaissance Photography Prize 2009, London, Category winner (2009, first prize)
- Grand Prix, Fotofestiwal, 8th International Festival of Photography, Lodz, Poland (2009, finalist)
- Sweedish School of Art, Nykarleby, Finland (2008, residency)
- First Photography Biennal, Dunaújváros (2007, first prize)
- The Hungarian Government’s scholarship in doctoral studies at MOME, Budapest, Hungary (2006-2009)
- The French Government’s postgradual academic scholarship at ENSCI / Les Atelier, Paris, France (2005-2006)
- Epson Photo Art Award, Art Cologne (2005, best selected work)