“Books are in eternal conversation with each other across time and space. They cannot stop talking to each other.” – Péter Esterházy, From the Wonderful Life of Words, 2003
By presenting cord documents and contemporary artworks borrowed from the collections of the Reformed College of Debrecen and the Alföldi Printing House, Makropædia attempts to provide a reflective overview of the role of the book in our culture.
How has the book influenced science as a means of communication? How do we think about education now that textbooks are losing ground to smart devices? Can we preserve our book heritage in the age of digital humanities databases?
MODEM’s joint exhibition with the Museum and Great Library of the Reformed College of Debrecen is a collection of 17th-18th century volumes, surviving artefacts from the College’s professors and contemporary artworks.
Exhibiting artists: Asztalos Zsolt – Fábián Erika – Gerhes Gábor – Hegyvári Bernadett – Illés Andor Erazmus – Mézes Tünde – Pamuki-Balogh Viktória – Pataki Tibor – Pólya Zsombor – Richter Sára – Szíj Kamilla – Üveges Máté
Curators: Gergő Kincses and Veronika Zachar
As an expert, he helped to sort old books: Róbert Oláh
The exhibition is open until 2 November 2024.
