The show of work that uses natural materials and highlights ecological issues follows a meeting of some of the genres most important representatives in Bódvaszilas between July 19 and August 7. Among those invited to the symposium were the American Alan Sonfis, Ko Seung-hyun from Korea, Ahmad Nadalian from Iran, the German Anke Mellin and the Hungarian Imre Bukta, all well known in the area of environmental art. Members of the younger generation were also invited to participate, such as Liu Po-chun from Taiwan, Péter Pál from Romania and István Erőss from Hungary.
The exhibition was organised in the framework of a programme that seeks to use an old granary overseen by the Aggtelek National Park Directorate to draw visitors to the region. (MagtArt is ?granary? in Hungarian with an added ?t? at the end.)
The granary was converted into a multi-functional space with an area of 1,500 square metres supported by European Union cross-border project funding. Hungary participated in the project with Slovakia as the granary is close to the border between the two countries.
The converted granary will be inaugurated on August 17.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
