Karina Mendreczky

Karina Mendreczky (1988, Budapest) works around themes of human and social identity, which interest her both as collective and deeply personal phenomena. Her childhood memories often serve as a starting point. Her works feature recurring elements such as photo collages, etchings on Japanese paper, and delicately scratched drawings on acrylic glass. She frequently employs translucent structures that make use of the interplay of light and shadow.

Katalin Kortmann-Járay and Karina Mendreczky have been working closely together since 2019. They create large-scale, walk-through installations using a spatial collage of various elements. Their cooperated work combines different techniques and materials to create their metaphorically feminine spaces. Both artists exhibit regularly at national and international group shows and art fairs. In 2023, they were jointly awarded the Esterházy Art Prize, a prestigious award for young artists in Hungary, with their works showcased at venues such as Q21 Salon in Vienna, Budapest Gallery, Ludwig Museum in Budapest, and MODEM in Debrecen. Since 2024, they are represented by am projects, following their highly acclaimed debut exhibition, The Long Sigh of the Frog. This year, they also presented site-specific installations in Beijing and at Arsenal Gallery in Poland.