Olga Kocsi

Anna Ádám has a rich practice, merging her various interests into an aesthetically driven installation, somewhere between the kitsch and the contemporary. I believe the jury was attracted to her unique performative practice and its potential beyond the photographic.
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Set in the studio, the work of Krystyna Bilak is carefully constructed, its presence controlled, the location measured; she builds stories where only selected elements are added as contributors to the narration. Everything is precise, and the results are astonishing. I was particularly glad to discover her practice, that I hope to present in Ireland soon.
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Kata Geibl‘s practice exudes visual sophistication, with well-researched and carefully constructed bodies of work such as Sisyphus. Here, a pseudo-scientific vocabulary makes the images intriguing, while the project itself questions our almost religious admiration for Science. It would not be hard to see this work exhibited widely.
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Olga Kocsi‘s practice based research is hyper-playful, demonstrating the modus operandi of an artist whose everyday is questioned oftentimes with amusing results. I enjoyed her video works specifically, with her witty humour and conceptual approach.
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Adél Koleszár has focused her practice on bringing us closer into Mexican crime-related violence and their religious views, in New Routes of Faith. Closer, not to see the fresh wounds bleeding, but the human side; to see the misery and the sublime in the everyday life, with a personal approach that evidences what she is capable of. It would be interesting to see where she puts her ambition next, she is certainly one to follow.

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Angel Luis Gonzalez, CEO PhotoIreland Foundation