Puppet Reality

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Puppet Reality is my interdisciplinary project in Berlin, exploring the impact of algorithmic propaganda and radicalization of mindsets in society. My mediums are paper abstraction, video installation, and performance.

As a Hungarian artist, I carry a complex relationship with identity–shaped by political disillusionment, and the erosion of democracy. This lived tension drives my artistic inquiry in Berlin. The rise of homophobic and transphobic legislation in Hungary—where even the Pride parade has been recently banned—the project reflects on the absurdity and dehumanization caused by autocratic regimes. By experimenting with fragile, shapeable paper materials, my project examines how perception is molded by propaganda and algorithm-driven misinformation.

The installation blends paper and video, inviting you to step inside my manipulative narrative and experience how easily perception can bend.

Coming from a performative background, I’ve also created several performances in Berlin during the residency, as connecting with the community is essential to my work. Together with Hungarian stage director Panni Néder, we performed “Freiheit Tours” in Berlin’s demonstrations—using absurd humor to provoke reflection and raise awareness.

During my research in the Fresh A.I.R. program, I examined multiple manipulation techniques, algorithmic dehumanization, and anti-LGBTQ+ propaganda narratives, developing a visual language that informs yet deceives—just like the media systems I’m investigating.

PERFORMANCES // NOVEMBER 8 // 5 PM & 7 PM

the collective oracle
FREIHEIT TOURS
Puppet Reality

Urban Nation Museum

Collaborations: Freie Ungarische Botschaft, Campact, BerlinistKultur, and Panni Néder.