Works
Oliver Lantos (b.1992) is a Hungarian photographer currently living and working in Budapest. His works are mostly long term project, whose starting point are personal experience or a visceral reaction. He is interested in the systematization of his observations and researches and the process of building these systems. In his projects he usually explores the effect of contemporary politics the LGBTQ+ community and the casual relationships between the problems of global social systems and their consequences as well as their effects on human psyche and nature.
He graduated from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) in Budapest in 2022, before that he studies at the KREA Contemporary Art Institute. Member of the Studio of Young Photographers since 2023. In 2024 he was awarded the József Pécsi Photography Grant. In 2025 he is a FUTURES Talent nominated by Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center.
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Education:
Moholy Nagy University of Art and Design (Mome)
Budapest, Hungary
Photography BA
Photography BA
KREA Contemporary Art Institute
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest, Hungary
Grant:
FUTURES Talent
nominated by Robert Capa Photography Center
nominated by Robert Capa Photography Center
József Pécsi Photography Grant
Membership:
FFS
Studio of Young Photographers Hungary
Studio of Young Photographers Hungary
Exhibition:
Active Drifting - Aktív Sodródás
Merlin Theatre - Örkény Theatre
Budapest, Hungary
Curator: Kata Oltai
Merlin Theatre - Örkény Theatre
Budapest, Hungary
Curator: Kata Oltai
Brokát Fashion House - Brokát Divatház
Konfekció
Budapest, Hungary
Curator: Kata Oltai
Konfekció
Budapest, Hungary
Curator: Kata Oltai
Overview 4.0 - “Du musst dein Leben ändern!”
FKSE Studio Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
Curator: Emese Bíborka Szakács
(Capa Center)
FKSE Studio Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
Curator: Emese Bíborka Szakács
(Capa Center)
Art Market - FFS Stand
Millenáris
Budapest, Hungary
Millenáris
Budapest, Hungary
Összjáték
K11 Labor
Budapest, Hungary
Curators: Zsanett Lengyel,
Emese Bíborka Szakács (Capa Center)
K11 Labor
Budapest, Hungary
Curators: Zsanett Lengyel,
Emese Bíborka Szakács (Capa Center)
Foto Wien - Book days
Arena 21
Wien, Austria
Curator: Gábor Arion Kudász
Arena 21
Wien, Austria
Curator: Gábor Arion Kudász
VisszaTér - Arccal egymás felé
K6 Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
Curators: Éva Szombat
Gábor Arion Kudász
K6 Gallery
Budapest, Hungary
Curators: Éva Szombat
Gábor Arion Kudász
Egyes, egyes, jó lett....
Q Contemporary - Project Space
Budapest, Hungary
Q Contemporary - Project Space
Budapest, Hungary
Book/Publications:
Budapest Fent-Lent
Magyar Fotóművészek Szövetsége
(Association of Hungarian Photographers)
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN: 978-6-15811-029-7
Magyar Fotóművészek Szövetsége
(Association of Hungarian Photographers)
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN: 978-6-15811-029-7
Kortárs Magyar Fotográfia
Magyar Fotóművészek Szövetsége
(Association of Hungarian Photographers)
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN: 978-6-15811-027-3
Magyar Fotóművészek Szövetsége
(Association of Hungarian Photographers)
Budapest, Hungary
ISBN: 978-6-15811-027-3
Press: