Gallery: let there be light in Budapest!

The Light Art Museum is one of the first exhibition spaces in the world to specialise specifically in the collection, research and display of works of this character. It presents the results of research into the interaction of art, science and technology, and the most diverse fields of research into the creative use of light, in order to create a complex and varied field of interpretation. The works on display in the museum explore the boundaries between imagination and reality, revealing to visitors the aesthetic utopias of the use of light and the most innovative artistic possibilities of the medium.
From the museum’s website

When I spotted the Light Art Museum on the map, a short walk from the apartment we were renting, it quickly became one of our must-see sights. The museum stages long-running but temporary exhibitions, closing between each one for installation. The current exhibition when we visited was More Than Human, although that has since finished and at the time of writing the museum is closed.

More than Human

This exhibition had a focus on environmental issues and climate change. From the museum website again:

The world does not revolve around humans: we do not rule, but coexist with other species, processes, and systems. Humanity is merely one actor in the complex network of survival, and posthumanism highlights how easily we forget the deeper understanding of our environment while focusing on ambitious goals and the transgression of our own limits. But what if the key to our future lies not in self-surpassing, but in responsible coexistence and the exploration of nature’s hidden layers? The exhibition seeks to uncover worlds where humans, animals, plants, fungi, and artificial entities are closely interwoven, because our future depends on the possibilities of shared, responsible coexistence.

Some exhibits offered an insight into microscopic worlds, revealing complex spiderweb systems, plankton or minute fungi. Others immersed us in light and in non-human sounds such as the ultrasound of bats or the deep vibrations of the ocean floor.

While not every exhibit grabbed us, plenty of them did and we had a great time watching the videos and installations. Photography and videography were allowed throughout, indeed were encouraged. Here are some of my favourites: