Bence György Pálinkás

About:

I am working on postdramatical theater projects. Currently we touring with a play called Hungarian Acacia. We used the story of an American tree that become a national symbol in Hungary to talk about the constructed nature of national identity and post factual, populist politics. Together with Kitti Gosztola we started a long-term collaborative project called the Wild Garden Utopia. In this project, we make workshops on the socioecological topic of invasive alien species. I am working on a research on the rehabilitation of the ancient ruins of Roma by the invasive plant Ailanthus altissima with the help of the Peter and Irene Foundation Aachen Research Grant.
I am also working on educational projects in public education, currently in collaboration with Tom Lantos Institute and with DIA Foundation for Democratic Youth.

Education:

Guest researcher (PhD), Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, 2018
Doctoral Programme of the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, 2015-now
Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Painting 2009-2014
Secondary School of Visual Art, Carpentry 2002-2008

Selected exhibitions/projects:

Hungarian Acacia, post-fact documentary theater, concept, director, actor
Wild Garden Utopia, Morning Boat, Jersey
Talent Education Combined with Wine Tasting, 12-es kapucsengő, 115-106 apartment gallery, and MU Theater, OPEN Festival
The Flying Kayak, Konkoly Thege Observatory, OFF-Biennale Budapest
The Promised Light, Tartu Valgus Festival, Estonia
#Bartók, CAFe Budapest, Ludwig Museum
On The Edge, Tabačka Gallery, Košice, Slovakia
​Imagined Kinship, Budapest Gallery
Heroes Place, Higgs Field Gallery, Budapest
​ex co, Labor Gallery, Budapest 

The residency of Bence György Pálinkás is a part of the project The New Dictionary of Old Ideas.

http://palinkasbencegyorgy.hu/