From a Certain Distance
Program Series
In connection with the exhibition The Tactless Photojournalist. The Archive of Lajos Erdélyi from the Ceaușescu Era, on view until October 26, the Archivum is organizing a series of accompanying programs. Between September 11 and October 26, 2025, together with writers, filmmakers, and photo historians, we will evoke the worlds that appear in the photographs—or what they conceal. Our guests will include Zsolt Láng, Gábor Vida, Kinga Júlia Király, Klára Szarka, and Lenke Szilágyi.
September 11, 2025, Thursday, 6.00 p.m.
Laló (directed by István Jávor)
documentary, 2009, Hungarian language, 53 minutes
guests: Zsuzsanna Toronyi historian, István Jávor film director
host: Zsuzsa Zádori
September 18, 2025, Thursday, 6.00 p.m.
Zsolt Láng, Speaking Images – A Transylvanian Postcard
12 texts on 12 photos with video presentation, 70 minutes
September 25, 2025, Thursday, 6.00 p.m.
Andrea Tompa, From a Certain Distance. A Dialogue with the Legacy of Lajos Erdélyi
A walking tour among photos and archival documents, 70 minutes
September 26, 2025, Friday, 5.00 p.m.
Tracing Photographs – Researchers’ Night
Curatorial guided tour and studio visit with Lenke Szilágyi and Zsuzsa Zádori
October 8, 2025, Wednesday, 6.00 p.m.
Kinga Júlia Király, Gábor Vida, What Can Be Seen and What the Pictures Conceal
Exclusive guided tour
October 15, 2025, Wednesday, 6.00 p.m.
András Mink and Attila Ara-Kovács: Life in Ceaușescu’s Romania
Discussion and analysis using guest texts
October 22, 2025, Wednesday, 6.00 p.m
Klára Szarka: Secrets of Analog Photography
A guided tour not just for photographers: a walking, storytelling photo analysis
October 26, 2025, Sunday, 4.00 p.m
Behind-the-scenes Secret – Finissage
Curatorial Guided Tour with Zsuzsa Zádori and Lenke Szilágyi
Curator of the program series: Zsuzsa Zádori
The programs are in Hungarian.