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‘One genre, an infinity of approaches’ is one way to describe the Museum of Ethnography’s Ceramics Space, a permanent exhibition opened to the public in 2022. In this series, we will be taking a look at some of the objects on display through the eyes of symposium artists from the Kecskemét International Ceramics Studio, in each case drawing inspiration from the exhibition’s own 3000-plus pieces. The seventh instalment of the series features a work by ceramic artist Zsuzsa Boldizsár.

Location: Ceramics Space (Level -2)

The working method of porcelain designer Zsuzsa Boldizsár continues to be shaped by the experiences she gained during her university studies, above all by her in-depth acquaintance with the material of porcelain (Hungarian University of Applied Arts, Department of Silicate Design, porcelain specialisation, 1998–2002). Her masters were László Szalai, Imre Schrammel, and György Fusz. In the years following her graduation she had the opportunity to work as a designer in several Hungarian porcelain factories. In 2010 she received the László Moholy-Nagy Design Scholarship, during which she created porcelain souvenirs that combined the traditions of Hungarian folk ornamental motifs with those of porcelain-industry technology.

A characteristic feature of her creative attitude is her search for the contemporary relevance of handcraft and small-scale manufacturing techniques, explored through a given theme or concept. She enjoys working with materials that contradict one another. She has embroidered porcelain with thread, fishing line, and human hair. In 2017 she won a special prize at the 2nd National Ceramics Quadrennial in Pécs for her series Hair Ornamentation. In 2021 she received the first prize in the design category at the National Ceramics Biennial for the vessels in her series Hidden Ornamentation. She has taken part several times in the International Ceramic Symposiums of the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét (2018, 2020, 2023). Since 2019 she has been a doctoral student at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Pécs. Her research focuses on the significance of repetition in art history, in the creative process, and within the dimension of the artwork itself. Her inclination toward experimentation and curiosity opens up creativity and playfulness in her work, which is why the Ceramics Space of the Museum of Ethnography, and the opportunity to respond to it, proved particularly inspiring for her.