SELF–SPACE–MAP: METU Media Design Graduates Explore the Boundaries of Reality

What happens when physical and virtual realities merge? Where do memory, healing, control and identity intersect? These questions are at the heart of SELF–SPACE–MAP, a new exhibition by graduating students of the Media Design BA and MA programs at Budapest Metropolitan University (METU), on view from 28 May to 19 June 2026 at the Hungarian Workshop Gallery (MMG) in Budapest.

The exhibition navigates the liminal territories between existence and non-existence, memory and transformation, personal perception and collective experience. Through immersive installations, moving image works and interactive digital environments, visitors are invited into spaces where reality becomes fluid and new forms of perception emerge.

Exhibiting artists:

Dóra Lakatos, Zoltán Magas, Nikolett Szirtes (MA)

Dóra Kecskés, Balázs Marton (BA)

The featured works map inner landscapes shaped by memory, imagination and healing processes. Using contemporary digital technologies and experimental media practices, the artists create sensory “gateways” between physical and virtual dimensions, questioning fixed notions of reality and identity.

Curator and consultant professor:

Dr. Éva Mayer DLA, Associate Professor

Opening remarks by:

Dr. Áron Balogh, Head of the Media design Program at METU

Opening by:

Dávid Kollár, art critic and sociologist

METU’s Media Design programs are among Hungary’s most innovative creative technology programs, combining artistic experimentation with cutting-edge digital systems, immersive media and emerging technologies. (Metropolitan)

Opening:

28 May 2026, 6 PM

Location:

Hungarian Workshop Gallery (MMG)

20 Akácfa Street, Budapest 1072

On view until:

19 June 2026

Weekdays between 9 AM and 2 PM

Supported by:

National Cultural Fund of Hungary

Hungarian Academy of Arts

RÁCIÓ Publishing House

Műcsarnok / Kunsthalle Budapest