The little village of Hegyhátszentmárton is located at the west border of Hungary. In the past few decades, as a result of urbanization, millions have been migrated to the more developed area in the country. The less then 60, mainly elderly inhabitants of Hegyhátszentmárton have lost lots of beloved persons, either in consequence of depopulation or migration. For ten days from the 31th of October 2009 missing family members re-infest the only street of the village. Fifty black balloons impersonate the sometime inhabitants by their portraits printed on two sides. The helium-filled balloons levitate at head-height, placed around their old place but not seriously fixed, so that the living can reset them as they wish. The foto and video documentation is a very important part of the project, especially because we want to investigate how this mystic atmosphere affects on the inhabitants and how they live with the ghost of the beloved ones.
The realisation of the project has been supported by the
Hungarian Institute of Culture and Art.
2009 Re-Habilitáció, Inda Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, solo exhibition
We are happy to announce that the Budapest based INDA Gallery is generously hosting the very first show of the documentary of our newly born public art installation, the Re-Habitation project.
Vernissage: 12/01/09 at 17.00, 
The little village of Hegyhátszentmárton is located at the west border of Hungary. In the past few decades, as a result of urbanization, millions have been migrated to the more developed area in the country. The less then 60, mainly elderly inhabitants of Hegyhátszentmárton have lost lots of beloved persons, either in consequence of depopulation or migration. For ten days from the 31th of October 2009 missing family members re-infest the only street of the village. Fifty black balloons impersonate the sometime inhabitants by their portraits printed on two sides. The helium-filled balloons levitate at head-height, placed around their old place but not seriously fixed, so that the living can reset them as they wish. The foto and video documentation is a very important part of the project, especially because we want to investigate how this mystic atmosphere affects on the inhabitants and how they live with the ghost of the beloved ones. 