Gina Haraszti is a visual artist, interested primarily in motion picture. Her research topic focuses on the experimental aspects and cultural contexts of new technologies. In the last couple of years she has been working in different media with regard to experimental or/and interactive motion pictures, visual communication and locative media. She is passionate about creating experimental projects with cross-disciplinary teams.
EDUCATION
2009-2011 Film Production MFA, Concordia University - Montreal, Canada
2008-2009 Jewish Studies, The Florence Melton School - Budapest, Hungary
2002-2008 Multimedia MA Fine Arts, Hungarian University of Fine Arts - Budapest, Hungary
2007 Video Art and Documentary Making, University of Arts London, Chelsea Collage of Art and Design - London, UK
2005-2006 Screenwriting, Analog Artists Film Academy – Budapest, Hungary
2001-2002 Architecture, Krea Institute of Art – Budapest, Hungary
1997-2001 Motion Picture and Video Production, Szombathely Secondary School of Arts - Szombathely, Hungary
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
2008-2009 Creative Consultant, ARC Creative Agency - Budapest, Hungary
Creative advertising consultant for a prominent Budapest agency that organizes multimedia public events. Job responsibilities include: interfacing with clients, organizing brainstorming sessions, and product design using Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign.
2007-2009 Researcher, Kitchen Budapest Innovation Lab – Budapest, Hungary
Kitchen Budapest is a new media lab for young researchers who are interested in the convergence of mobile communication, online communities and urban space. Projects involve brainstorming, design conceptualization, web design, product creation etc. in a multi-disciplinary team - based environment.
2001-2009 Owner/Freelance Designer, Brushwood Media Crafts - Budapest, Hungary
Web and media design for artists and small independent companies. Job responsibilities include: product design, programming in html, java, processing, pure data & action script, billing, marketing.
GRANTS AND HONORS
2008 Best of Diploma, University of Fine Arts – Budapest, Hungary
2007-present Kitchen Budapest Researcher Scholarship – Budapest, Hungary
2007 Erasmus Exchange Fellowship – London, UK
2006 Reinhold and Carmen Würth Fundation Scholarship – Budapest, Hungary
2003 1st place at the National Competition of Illustrated Orwell at the XXth Century Institute – Budapest, Hungary
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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2008 Separating Fusion video-performance – Gallery U, Helsinki, Finland
2006 LIVE! video-performance - Mucius Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2004 Paintings of Street Art - School of Art, Szombathely, Hungary
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2008 100% Design Tokyo - Tokyo, Japan
2008 Pixelache University - Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
2008 LOW, Holland Fest – University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
2007 !REVOLUTION? - Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary (catalogue)
2007 VAN’S design – Gödör, Budapest, Hungary
2007 SISONKE, festival spot animation - SISONKE Art Festival, Austria
2006 CITY SPECTACLE - Württenbergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany (catalogue)
2005 Photographs - Lilian Bishop’s, London, UK
2004 Street Art - Műcsarnok Bisztró, Budapest, Hungary
2003 InTRENDmedia - Műcsarnok Bisztró, Budapest, Hungary
SCREENINGS
TACTIC 1′ – experimental video
2008 DETOUR – Cairo, Egypt
2007 H.I.V.E. Time Art Show – DeKalb, Illinois, USA
2007 Odeon Utolsó Csepp Fesztivál - Budapest, Hungary
MILCHAM 7′47 – documentary
2007 Hungarian Jewish Summer Festival – Budapest, Hungary
WALL 2‘01 – experimental video
2007 Gallery U, Helsinki, Finland
2007 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
ORBITER 1′19 – experimental video
2007 La Caiha Fudation’s collection
2007 Szemlétek Film
2006 Videodictionary Collection
2006 TheOneMinutes selection
2006 Pécs International Film Celebration
2005 EmergeAndSee Selection & Festival - London, Tokyo, Berlin, Budapest, Potsdam
2004 OhneKohle Selection & Festival - Germany
2005 O A S E Festival, Vienna-Budapest-Györ-Bratislava
SKETCHVIDEO 2′08 – experimental video
2003 OhneKohle Selection & Festival – Germany
WORKSHOPS
2008 The 6th Asia-Europe Art Camp: The Art of Gaming – Singapore, Singapore
2008 Pure data workshop – KiBu Camp, Bakonykúti, Hungary
2008 LOW Holland Fest – University of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
2007 Processing and arduino workshops – Kitchen Budapest, Hungary
2006 CITY SPECTACLE - Württenbergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany
LANGUAGE
English - fluent
Japanese - elementary
Hungarian - native
MEMBERSHIPS
2002-present Mensa International - The society for those who have high IQs.
2006-2008 Steroida Art Group
