“That is not me on the image above – I don’t have a beard, I don’t use retro cameras, I don’t smoke cigars and I don’t wear leather trench coat.”

Born: 1970, in Szeged, Hungary

Peter Zelei is a Hungarian photographer who specializes in portrait, conceptual imagery, landscapes and also photo manipulations.

From his use of colour and surreality, he creates a reality found only in his imagination, but with an emotion that is undeniably human. He explores the divide between darkness and light, unafraid to explore themes that others
may find uncomfortable.

His work evokes a connection from the viewer, a feeling of oneness of the human experience and a mystery that will leave you wondering how the story will unfold.

He exposes the rawness, surreality, mysticism and yet also poetry of his surroundings.

His photographs and photo manipulations are created within an immense subtleness and ease.

They take the observer on a journey into the most intimate realms of the human experience.

written by Tina Lorien (Gallerie Lorien)

Exhibitions

2022:
GORE WORLD (group show) / Two Art Gallery – Murcia – Spain
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NEW BEGINNINGS (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark

2021:
13th International Exhibition of Contemporary Art ENTRESILOS ​(group show) / Silo Museum – Villacañas (Toledo) Spain
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LONELINESS OF MAN (art made during lockdown) (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark
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PROUST FESTIVAL / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark

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ANIMAL FARM (group show) / Two Art Gallery – Murcia – Spain

2020:
AGAINST ALL ODDS (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark
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KVINDE // DONNA // FEMME (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark

2019:
Prekurzor (group show) / Magyar Műhely Galéria – Budapest, Hungary
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Liminal Space (exhibtion with Marcell Zelei) / Gallerie Lorien – Copenhagen, Denmark
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1989 Megaplex Worldwide Exhibition (group show) / Domen – Aarhus, Denmark

2018:
Dots on the Wall (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark
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Godliness (group show) / Leontia Gallery – London, UK

2017:
Meant by Men (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark

2016:
Dys/Function (solo show) / FUGA (Budapest Center of Architecture) – Budapest – Hungary

2015:
NICHT-SEIN–NON-EXISTENCE–NEM-LÉT (solo show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark
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Sparks from India (group show) / Galerie Lorien – Copenhagen – Denmark

2014
Astrattismo- realismo (group show) / Galleria Mentana – Firenze – Italy
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Action! (group show) / Artexpertise – Firenze – Italy
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Fotografia e si terrà (group show) / Studio 54 Gallery – Firenze – Italy