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
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


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


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


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


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)


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
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