Nóra Szirmai
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
I am deeply fascinated by connections, systems, and networks in various forms—whether in human relationships, the intricate structure of the psyche, the pathways of the nervous system, or emotional bonds. This interest extends to forms in which these connections become tangible and visible, such as the venation of insect wings, vascular networks, or botanical structures. All my works revolve around this theme. It is incredible how nature has solved these connections, and I further add a conceptual layer focusing on those links that are imperceptible or only visible under specific conditions. My sculptures reinterpret and magnify natural forms many times over, drawing from the softest, most delicate phenomena. At the same time, they take shape in one of the hardest, most rigid, and traditionally masculine materials—steel. The physically demanding process of sculpting steel creates an exciting tension with the lightness of the forms and the sensitive balance that most of my works strive to establish.
STUDIES
2019-2020. Budapest Art Mentor Program
2009-2009. Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan – Sculpture Department
2004-2010. Hungarian University of Fine Arts – Sculpture Department
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019. Bozsó Collection, Kecskemét
2010. Medium Gallery, MMIK, Trees, Szombathely
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024. Hungarian Art & Business (HAB), Opposites Attract, Budapest
2024. Nyugati Railway Station, 360 Design Budapest, Budapest
2024. Culture Park, Art Market Budapest, Budapest
2024. Milan Fashion Week SS25, Budapest Select Presentation, Milan
2024. Platán Gallery, Polish Institute, Delicate Balance, Budapest
2023. Platán Gallery, Polish Institute, Biomorph Connections, Budapest
2023. MOM Park, Youngart Christmas Fair, Budapest
2023. Képező Gallery, Butterfly Effect, Budapest
2023. Adria Palace, 360 Design Budapest, Budapest
2023. Art Market, Budapest
2023. Hegyvidék Gallery, Iron Works – Selection from the K-Arts Foundation Collection, Budapest
2023. Salon Budapest Interior Design Exhibition, Budapest
2023. What Should I Call You?, Kastner Kommunity, Budapest
2023. Selyemgubó, Jókai7, Mindszentkálla
2023. Season-Closed Spaces, Savaria Museum, Szombathely
2023. Szombathely, Urban Animals, Art Gallery, Szombathely
2023. Káli Art Park, Köveskál
2023. HÍD Land Art Trail, Kapolcs
2023. Youngart Spring Art Fair, MOM Park, Budapest
2022. Art Market Budapest, Youngart Gallery, Budapest
2022. Youngart X-mas Art Fair, MOM Park, Budapest
2022. Salon Budapest, Budapest
2022. MOMKult, ÜVEG.HÁZ, Budapest
2022. Slow Animals, Art Gallery, Szombathely
2022. Káli Art Park, Köveskál
2022. Gone Viral, Collegium Hungaricum, Vienna
2022. Gone Viral, Képező Gallery, Budapest
2022. Out of Bounds: Abstract / Organic / Biomorphic, Art Salon Contemporary, Budapest
2021. Káli Art Park, Köveskál
2021. Art in the Shadow of Isolation, Kubik Coworking, Budapest
2021. Youngart Contemporary Art Fair, Kubik Coworking, Budapest
2020. Budapest, Budapest Projekt Gallery, Explorers 3.0, Budapest Art Mentor Final Exhibition
2020. REÖK, Steel Stories, Szeged
2018. XV. Steel Sculpture and Fine Arts Symposium (KASZ), Kecskemét
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
K-ARTS Art Collection
Aela Collection
MBH Bank Collection