Perception Spaces – Hommage à Vasarely by Light

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A group exhibition by the Lighthouse Association and guest artists at the m21 Gallery.


2 July 2026 – 23 August 2026

The exhibition Perception Spaces explores the workings and uncertainties of perception through the tools of light-based, digital and geometric contemporary art.

The works on display create visual situations in which space appears not as a given structure, but as a phenomenon continuously shaped by the gaze, movement and sensory experience.

The exhibition reinterprets the legacy of geometric abstraction in a contemporary technological setting: through light, repetition, algorithmic systems and optical shifts, it asks how we perceive reality and what role the viewer plays in the creation of the image. Perception Spaces treats vision not as passive reception, but as an active, bodily and temporal experience.

Exhibiting artists: Gáspár Battha ● László Csízy ● Zsolt Gyenes ● Dr. Réka Harsányi ● Mátyás Kálmán (mao) ● Kati Katona ● Gábor Kitzinger ● Ivó Kovács ● Áron Kútvölgyi-Szabó ● Krisztián Nagy and Csaba Molnár (NagyMolnár) ● Marcell Menyhárt ● Dóra Mihók & Lívia Váli ● László Papp Pala ● Csilla Szilágyi & László Papp Pala & Gergely Mindák

Curators: Valéria Fekete ● Krisztina Heckler ● Péter Pusker

Since 2020, the Lighthouse Association has brought together artists and professionals researching the cultural and spiritual dimensions of light. Its mission is to make Hungary an international centre of light culture — preserving scientific and artistic heritage while fostering innovation and collaboration in the fields of contemporary art and technology.

Opening hours 2–5 July 2026, during the Zsolnay Light Festival: 11:00–20:00 and 21:30–01:00, Sunday: 11:00–20:00 and 21:30–24:00
Opening hours from 8 July 2026: Wednesday–Sunday: 11:00–18:00

Ticket types
Combined ticket price for the exhibitions Vasarely 120 – Contemporary Op-Art and Hommage à Vasarely – by Light: full price: HUF 3,500, discounted: HUF 1,750

Between 2–5 July 2026, the exhibition can also be visited with a Light Festival MAX pass.

Organisers
Zsolnay Heritage Management Nonprofit Ltd.

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