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herr ferenc

I met Herr Ferenc in summer 2010 in Vienna after he left Hungary, the country where he was raised. He was one of the first artists who decided to leave for political reasons, after Victor Orban and his Fidez party took over. From the first moment on I had the feeling that I’ve met a very unique character and we became very close friends. Because of all of this and the never-ending support I got from him while working on my messed up projects as well as his natural fluffiness, I decided to portray him (with his agreement). Besides his art he is an active human and animal rights activist. His focus lies on informing people about the miserable and life-threatening circumstances that minorities in Hungary have to face. Still it was not easy for him to leave and he thinks of his home at the Hortobàgyi National Park very often. He immigrated there and spent his youth boogieing and woogieing at the side of the lake where the finest woods grow. His family came from Canada and their lives in Hungary where affected by severe hostility and social exclusion. Once Herr Ferenc told me he assumes that his childhood experiences marks the commencement of his commitment to social struggles. He experienced structural marginalisation due to the menacing/discomforting climate he grew up in. But still, he made his way to become what he is: A person of interest, a person of social life well known in the art and music scene. He’s successful, very clever, looks great and is fluffy as… but still keeps his tiny feet on the ground (if possible…) and he’s one of the loveliest fellows I have met. So here we go a portrait of pure furryness: a typical day in the life of Herr Ferenc !


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