My doctoral research primarily focuses on the history and contemporary relevance of lithophanes is conducted as part of my Multimedia DLA doctoral studies (2022- ) at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest and as a guest researcher (2024) at KASK, Ghent. My co-supervisors are currently Anna Keszeg PhD and Deirdre Feeney PhD. Previously, József Tasnádi DLA was my co-supervisor until his retirement.
My media archeological research is intertwined with my artistic practice and my methodology is mostly based on Experimental Media Archaeology. This research has strongly influenced my art-making, resulting in developing 3D-printed lithophanes, a technique that I attempt to bring into the context of contemporary art.
Publications
Gábor Bódy’s Use of Media Archaeology and Intermediality as a Forerunner of Peter Greenaway’s Postmodern Cinema
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies,
Springer Nature
2025
The Forgotten History of the First Light-Based Visual Mass Medium
Apertúra Journal
2025
Art Hall Immersion : Corina L. Apostol and Lívia Nolasco-Rózsás, eds: Immerse!
Disegno
2024
Conference Presentations:
Lithophanes: Images of Light
Method/Art Seminar
Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
2025
Virtual Reality in the 19th Century: Stereo Photography as a Mass Medium
XRBudapest | Stereoscopy: The Two-Century-Old Forgotten History of VR | Lectures and 3D-screenings
Capa Centre, Budapest, Hungary
2024
Embodied Encounters of the 19th Century
V. Zip-Scene Conference
DOX Centre for Contemporary Art, Prague, Czech Republic
2023
Bridging Time and Media – Entangled Images in Gábor Bódy’s Narcissus and Psyché
Affective Intermediality Conference
Sapientia – Hungarian University of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2023
Catacombs: Refuge on the Border of the Virtual and the Real
Digital futures/Hybrid reality category, Cumulus Association’s Connectivity and Creativity in times of Conflict – Cumulus Conference 2023
University of Antwerp, Belgium
2023
Skin Talks
Pixelache Festival
Oodi Helsinki Central Library, Helsinki, Finland
2021
Leap Dance Symposium: Dancing heritage
Tracing lineage
University of Otago, New Zealand
2019
Workshops and Courses
Tender Images of Light, From Beeswax to PLA – A Lithophane Making Workshop
Queerium
Nerdlab, Ghent, Belgium
2025
Light as a Creative Tool workshop with Holger Lang
Light as a Creative Tool Conference
Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design, Wrocław, Poland
2025
DHARMA WORKSHOP 4. PARAMITA | TO REACH THE OTHER SHORE
Beeswax Lithophane Making Workshop
Hopp Ferenc Asian Art Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2024
Expanded Animation Lab with Viktória Szabó (Animation MA course)
Moholy-Nagy László University of Art and Design, Budapest, Hungary
2024
“Lithophanes are thin, white objects measuring only a few millimetres in thickness. When backlit, a high-contrast, greyscale image emerges, created by the shadows cast by variations in thickness. Influenced by East Asian porcelain, the technique was developed in Europe during the 1820s and soon gained popularity in North America. Porcelain manufacturers primarily produced lithophanes as screens, diffusing the harsh light of candles and kerosene lamps, and decorated them with figurative scenes appealing to bourgeois tastes. However, with the advent of electric lighting, their popularity declined significantly. More than a century later, the emergence of 21st-century digital imaging and 3D printing technologies has unexpectedly revitalized the lithophane technique. This study seeks to recontextualize lithophanes beyond the history of applied arts, investigating their role as an early light-based mass medium. Lithophanes can be interpreted as the first light-based visual medium to appear in homes across Europe and North America. Examining this technique offers a framework for the rematerialisation of digital art. This paper explores the historical and cultural context of lithophanes, discusses the technique’s ties to Hungary, and analyzes its contemporary significance.”
– The abstract for my publication The Forgotten History of the First Light-based Visual Medium available in Hungarian at Apertúra
In July 2024, I held a Wax Lithophane Making Workshop at Hopp Ferenc Asian Art Museum, Budapest, in collaboration with Judit Bagi and organised by Aliz Farkas. With the use of a large light box, I invited the participants to
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