The Conqueror's Room

2021

Collaboration with Eszter Sipos
Exhibition: "Metaphysical Passage Through a Zebra," "Stories about Hunting and Nature"
Curated by Júlia Fabényi
Ludwig Museum, September 23, 2021 - November 21, 2021
Texts: Orsolya Karafiáth
Sound design: Katalin Rácz
Photos: József Rosta

The furnished space within the exhibition is an imagined room. Its habitant, although absent, can be discerned through the visible and audible elements of the installation. In this room, we find his bed, a section of his hunting journal, his trophies adorning the wall, and a portion of his wardrobe, all of them speak about his presence. These trophies have been reinterpreted, symbolizing enduring concepts such as fear, desire, security, vulnerability, and love. In our portrayal of the Conqueror, we have woven together the life paths and characteristics of Rezső Rothweil, Zsigmond Széchenyi, Herbert Nádler, one of our own grandfathers, and other numerous historical and fictional figures.