Due to its prevalence, cancer affects society as a whole, but it is a subject that is difficult to talk about, dominated by fears and misbeliefs, which professional awareness-raising programs can only address to a limited extent. However, visual art may interpret this group of diseases in a form that can reach a wider audience. This concept was the starting point for a project that brought together doctors, patients, psychologists, and artists for five months from September 2023 to explore the topic of malignant cancer in thematic workshops. The discussions aimed to create new artworks that reflect on different aspects of cancer. These artifacts formed the basis of the exhibition C80 – Aesthetics of Cancer? in the first-floor foyer of the Institute of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research.
Gallery
The exhibition features works by six artists (Ádám Albert, Emese Benczúr, Dániel Máté, Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss, Dorottya Poór, and Zsuzsi Simon). The curators were Dalma Eszter Kollár and Kristóf Kovács (Gergely Sajnos).
The exhibition with thematic activities can be visited until May 31, 2024 on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, from 3 to 5 p.m. The project website also features blog posts about the pre-exhibition workshops.
Institute of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research
Translation: Judit Szabados-Dőtsch
Photos by Bálint Barta – Semmelweis University
