Limited edition – printing plate and photobook of Zsolt Balázs: What Remains in the End

~ Pickup in Budapest or worldwide shipping ~

TWO UNIQUE OBJECTS IN ONE PACKAGE
Printing plate and photobook of Zsolt Balázs: What Remains in the End

We make the unique printig plate with Hungary’s hydrological map public.

With the plate, you can get a glimpse into the process of printing, and see the mirrored hydrography, using only water- and grease-based techniques.

Printing plate:
74,5 x 60cm

Photobook:
29,5 × 23,5 cm 
160 pages
Hardcover 
English, Hungarian

The photography of Zsolt Balázs has always explored the perseverance in human nature, often in relation to water. In his first photobook What Remains in the End he concentrates on how the agricultural communities of once highly productive lands struggle for perseverance in the face of drying out and subsequent desertification. The book uses the Great Hungarian Plain as a case study, which makes up roughly half of Hungary’s territory. This process could lead to the complete collapse of agriculture in the region within a few years unless irrigation canal systems are constructed. State and EU funding for such infrastructure has been allocated several times, but instead of being used for professional interventions, it has largely disappeared due to corruption.

“The story is about perseverance, will, and quiet strength. It’s a story about those who stay and try to adapt to the biggest change in history. It’s not a cheerful story. But it’s not a disaster narrative either. These are the stories of people in the Great Plain who can—quite literally—bring water from dust through cooperation and action. The photobook reflects on acceptance and adaptation, and I believe this topic has never been more timely.” Zsolt Balázs

Website of the artist