Ideal

2007
installation
textile, 3x 135x90cm each

[In 1956 during the Hungarian Revolution the communist symbols were torn out of the flags leaving a hole in the middle. The same liberating gesture was repeated in 1989 first in Germany, then again in Hungary and later in Romania. For a few days, in each of these countries the national flag was not only without an emblem but with a hole in the middle. To me this is a symbol of pure freedom, something that could only happen in times of such strong spiritual engagement and idealistic vows. By putting the three flags together I am aiming to realize a spiritual union over-passing time, history and borders. The three countries (and their flags) are connected by the emptiness of the middle of the flag, a union of genuine revolutionary freedom, where no symbols are spoiling the essence of those days of liberty.]