Richard Kiss (b. 1994) studied photography BA at the Metropolitan University Budapest and photography MA at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. As our society and visual culture is changing rapidly, Kiss is using the means of new media to grasp the essence of the present’s saturated age. His main focus is to explore the changes triggered by the internet and its effect on contemporary art.
The accessibility of photography resulted in a flood of visual information online and an inconceivable amount of data. In his works, Kiss regularly strips away the original meaning of photos, transforming them into brand new artworks that can only be perceived on a different scale. His work is heavily based on creating specific algorithms that gather the desired data, which then can be turned into a form of interpretation. (Veronika Laczai)
EDUCATION
2022-2024 Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Photography MA
2013-2016 Metropolitan University of Budapest, Photography BA
2013-2016 Metropolitan University of Budapest, Photography BA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 As for Kertész, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center, Budapest
2024 Contemporary Hungarian Photography 2024, Eötvös10 Gallery, Budapest
2024 MATE Photography Diploma 2024, CEU Open Gallery, Budapest
2024 PRO FORMA, Kiscelli Museum, Budapest
2024 FRESH MEAT, Klauzál6 Project Gallery, Budapest
2024 Contemporary Hungarian Photography 2024, Pécsi Gallery, Pécs
2023 FUTURES 2023 - Art Market Budapest, Bálna, Budapest
2023 PROPELLER III, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna (AT)
2023 FotoKozma - International Photo Festival, Csákvár
2023 PROPELLER III, Művészetek Háza Veszprém, Veszprém
2023 PROPELLER III, Osztrák Kulturális Fórum, Budapest
2023 Spatial Resolution, Foton Gallery, Budapest – solo exhibition
2023 MMXXII-III /I, Rippl Gallery, Kaposvár
2023 Capazine – Let’s PET, Capa Center, Budapest
2023 RIPPL*photography, Klauzál6 Gallery, Budapest
2022 Celebration - FKSE - new members exhibition, Studió Gallery, Budapest
2021 True or false? - #information overload in the 21st c., Foton Gallery, Budapest
2021 Connections - Young artists' summer exhibition, MANK Gallery, Szentendre
2020 World Wide View, Mymuseum, Budapest - solo exhibition
2019 'Mond azt, hogy 33' - Köz.kemp'19, Kende Gallery, Budapest
2019 Collective consciousness, Ábrahám Pince, Erdőbénye
2019 Anatomy of photography, Rómer Flóris Museum, Győr
2019 Plan D - exhibition of the FFS, ICA-D, Dunaújváros
2018 We don't play guitars, K.A.S. Gallery, Budapest
2018 Re:view, Kende Gallery, Budapest
2018 Köz.kemp'18 - Communitas, Labor Gallery, Budapest
2017 Köz.kemp'17 pop-up report, Labor Gallery, Budapest
2016 METU Photography BA'16, 2B Gallery, Budapest
2024 Contemporary Hungarian Photography 2024, Eötvös10 Gallery, Budapest
2024 MATE Photography Diploma 2024, CEU Open Gallery, Budapest
2024 PRO FORMA, Kiscelli Museum, Budapest
2024 FRESH MEAT, Klauzál6 Project Gallery, Budapest
2024 Contemporary Hungarian Photography 2024, Pécsi Gallery, Pécs
2023 FUTURES 2023 - Art Market Budapest, Bálna, Budapest
2023 PROPELLER III, Fotogalerie Wien, Vienna (AT)
2023 FotoKozma - International Photo Festival, Csákvár
2023 PROPELLER III, Művészetek Háza Veszprém, Veszprém
2023 PROPELLER III, Osztrák Kulturális Fórum, Budapest
2023 Spatial Resolution, Foton Gallery, Budapest – solo exhibition
2023 MMXXII-III /I, Rippl Gallery, Kaposvár
2023 Capazine – Let’s PET, Capa Center, Budapest
2023 RIPPL*photography, Klauzál6 Gallery, Budapest
2022 Celebration - FKSE - new members exhibition, Studió Gallery, Budapest
2021 True or false? - #information overload in the 21st c., Foton Gallery, Budapest
2021 Connections - Young artists' summer exhibition, MANK Gallery, Szentendre
2020 World Wide View, Mymuseum, Budapest - solo exhibition
2019 'Mond azt, hogy 33' - Köz.kemp'19, Kende Gallery, Budapest
2019 Collective consciousness, Ábrahám Pince, Erdőbénye
2019 Anatomy of photography, Rómer Flóris Museum, Győr
2019 Plan D - exhibition of the FFS, ICA-D, Dunaújváros
2018 We don't play guitars, K.A.S. Gallery, Budapest
2018 Re:view, Kende Gallery, Budapest
2018 Köz.kemp'18 - Communitas, Labor Gallery, Budapest
2017 Köz.kemp'17 pop-up report, Labor Gallery, Budapest
2016 METU Photography BA'16, 2B Gallery, Budapest
ART MARKETS
2024 Utcából Lakásba Egyesület – Charity Auction, Online Event
2023 PATRON 2023, FKSE Studio Gallery, Budapest
2023 FFS - Christmas Market, Nyolcésfél, Budapest
2022 FFS - Christmas Market, Foton Gallery, Budapest
2021 FFS - Christmas Market_2021, Foton Gallery, Budapest
2020 Art Market Budapest - FFS Booth, Millenáris, Budapest
2019 FFS - Christmas Market, K.A.S.Gallery, Budapest
2019 Art Market Budapest - FFS Booth, Millenáris, Budapest
2018 Art Market Budapest - FFS Booth, Millenáris, Budapest
2023 PATRON 2023, FKSE Studio Gallery, Budapest
2023 FFS - Christmas Market, Nyolcésfél, Budapest
2022 FFS - Christmas Market, Foton Gallery, Budapest
2021 FFS - Christmas Market_2021, Foton Gallery, Budapest
2020 Art Market Budapest - FFS Booth, Millenáris, Budapest
2019 FFS - Christmas Market, K.A.S.Gallery, Budapest
2019 Art Market Budapest - FFS Booth, Millenáris, Budapest
2018 Art Market Budapest - FFS Booth, Millenáris, Budapest
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2024 MODEM Prize Shortlist
2023 National Higher Education Scholarship
2023 Selected Artist for Futures Photography
2016 Hello Design Talent Award / Photography category - main prize
2023 National Higher Education Scholarship
2023 Selected Artist for Futures Photography
2016 Hello Design Talent Award / Photography category - main prize
ART CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS
2024 Köz.kemp’24 Art Camp
2023 FUTURES 2023 Annual Event, workshop of Ester Horvath
2023 Köz.kemp’23 Art Camp
2022 Köz.kemp’22 Art Camp
2022 Capazine - LET’S PET workshop
2022 True or false?- workshop of FFS
2021 Köz.kemp’21 Art Camp, community workshop
2020 Köz.kemp’20 Art Camp, community workshop
2019 Köz.kemp’19 Art Camp, workshop of Péter Hecker
2018 D-terv field work, workshop of FFS
2018 Köz.kemp’18 Art Camp, workshop of Attila Csörgő
2017 Köz.kemp’17 Art Camp, workshop of Marcell Esterházy
2023 FUTURES 2023 Annual Event, workshop of Ester Horvath
2023 Köz.kemp’23 Art Camp
2022 Köz.kemp’22 Art Camp
2022 Capazine - LET’S PET workshop
2022 True or false?- workshop of FFS
2021 Köz.kemp’21 Art Camp, community workshop
2020 Köz.kemp’20 Art Camp, community workshop
2019 Köz.kemp’19 Art Camp, workshop of Péter Hecker
2018 D-terv field work, workshop of FFS
2018 Köz.kemp’18 Art Camp, workshop of Attila Csörgő
2017 Köz.kemp’17 Art Camp, workshop of Marcell Esterházy
PUBLICATIONS
2025 Apropó, Kertész - Kortárs képi interpretációk André Kertész életművéhez, CAPA Blog (online)
2025 Válogatás a Fiatalok Fotóművészeti Stúdiója legújabb kiadványának képeiből, Punkt (online)
2025 Hajdu Léna: Alkotói elvonulás - Alternatív művészeti közösségek útkeresése, Artmagazin (online)
2024 Dr. Pál Göngyi Katalin: MATE Fotográfia Diploma 2024, Fotóművészet (online + print: LXVII./30)
2024 Budapest Up and Down – photobook, FFS (book, print)
2024 Contemporary Hungarian Photography 2024, MFSZ-FFS (book, print)
2024 Fresh Meat 2024 - Series by 8 Young Hungarian Photographers, Punkt (online)
2023 FUTURES Talents 2023, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (online)
2023 Balkó Dorottya: A hatalmi rendszer nem szűnik meg, csak átalakul, Artmagazin (online)
2022 Inside express: Kiss Richárd - World Wide Map, Balkon (online + print: 2022_04)
2020 Cséka György: Képtelevény, Új Művészet (online)
2019 Telek-Nay Ágnes: Audiovizuális stimulus, Fotóművészet (online + print: LXII./1)
2016 Hellodesign.org: Talent Award 2016 (online)
2025 Válogatás a Fiatalok Fotóművészeti Stúdiója legújabb kiadványának képeiből, Punkt (online)
2025 Hajdu Léna: Alkotói elvonulás - Alternatív művészeti közösségek útkeresése, Artmagazin (online)
2024 Dr. Pál Göngyi Katalin: MATE Fotográfia Diploma 2024, Fotóművészet (online + print: LXVII./30)
2024 Budapest Up and Down – photobook, FFS (book, print)
2024 Contemporary Hungarian Photography 2024, MFSZ-FFS (book, print)
2024 Fresh Meat 2024 - Series by 8 Young Hungarian Photographers, Punkt (online)
2023 FUTURES Talents 2023, Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (online)
2023 Balkó Dorottya: A hatalmi rendszer nem szűnik meg, csak átalakul, Artmagazin (online)
2022 Inside express: Kiss Richárd - World Wide Map, Balkon (online + print: 2022_04)
2020 Cséka György: Képtelevény, Új Művészet (online)
2019 Telek-Nay Ágnes: Audiovizuális stimulus, Fotóművészet (online + print: LXII./1)
2016 Hellodesign.org: Talent Award 2016 (online)
MEMBERSHIPS
2023- FUTURES: Europe-based Photography Platform
2021- Studio of Young Artists Association (FKSE), Hungary
2019-2021. Studio of Young Photographers (FFS) - member of the board
2018- Studio of Young Photographers (FFS), Hungary
2021- Studio of Young Artists Association (FKSE), Hungary
2019-2021. Studio of Young Photographers (FFS) - member of the board
2018- Studio of Young Photographers (FFS), Hungary