In 2021 we celebrated the 120th anniversary of the establishment of the Gödöllő Art Nouveau Colony. On this occasion, the 'Parallel Threads' exhibition was organized at the emblematic locations of the former artists' colony, where the invited artists created site-specific works.

Colony co-founder Sándor Nagy’s daughter, Laura Eszter, planted a chestnut as a child, which has now become an enormous chestnut tree that dominates the garden. The tree was thus born at the same time as the colony of artists, and as a witness to the lives of artists, it grows taller year by year. The growth of the inhabitants of the Nagy Sándor-house did not disappear without a trace: the upstairs studio still shows lines indicating their height, with names and dates. With our installation, we want to connect human and natural growth, which, although of different scales, is interrelated and parallel to each other.

On the floating annual ring surrounding the chestnut tree, visitors to the exhibition were able to record their height, which now rises further with the tree.

Design partner: Tóth Ádám

Exhibition curator: Hidasi Zsófi