The exhibition, part of the Nincs Lehetlen - Holland Kultfeszt, will feature Corbijn's photographs as well as screenings of his films, among them Control, his critically-acclaimed look at Joy Division front man Ian Curtis, who committed suicide in 1980 at the age of 24.
"The way Ian acted on stage had a very big effect on me - he moved as if he were possessed by demons," Corbijn said of meeting Curtis for the first time in person in London in December 1979.
Many have asked Corbijn if he saw parallels between Curtis and Kurt Cobain, the front man for Nirvana who also committed suicide in 1994. Corbijn, who photographed Cobain and directed the video for Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box, said the most talented artists live intensive lives and some come to the point where they are no longer able to cope within the frame of life.
LUMU has dedicated a separate room to portraits of the members of Depeche Mode, a band with whom Corbijn has worked since the 1980s.
"Today it's entirely different to work with [Depeche Mode] than at the beginning. Then they listened to their instincts, today they are true professionals, they know exactly what they want," Corbijn said.
Corbijn has directed music videos for Joy Division, Depeche Mode, U2, Nirvana, Nick Cave, Henry Rollins, Metallica, Herbert Grönemeyer and The Killers. Though he has not yet directed a video of his favourite singer, Tom Waits, he has published a book with him.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
