Budapest, 1989

Zsombor Pólya’s artworks are characterized by a conceptual way of thinking. With his artistic products he mainly examines the changing context of the artwork, the changing social role of the artist and the artwork itself, and the connection between art trade and money. His way of creating is characterized by humor and inventiveness, which are, in most of the cases, based on the self-contradictions of the visual art scene. His attitude is characterized by the twisting of different situations, intentionally „frivolous” counterbalancing of „serious” content, or the grotesque presentation of certain works of art and artistic acts. His works are typically created with analog techniques, this was carrying rich diversity in terms of genre. In addition to photography and video, he also uses traditional techniques of fine art.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 Measurement, Szikra Képzőművészeti Bemutatóterem, Budapest
2019 Practising drawing skills, Műtő, Budapest
2019 If I don’t do anything, they won’t expose me. – Nothing new under the sun. PINCE, Budapest
2018 Picture gallery, Gallery by night, Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója Egyesület Galériája, Budapest
2017 Description of an Artwork, HybridArt Space, Budapest
2016 In Process, Platán Galéria, Budapest
2016 Spectators of an exhibition, Fiatal Képzőművészek Stúdiója Egyesület /Projekt Galéria/, Budapest
2016 Unspaceing (with Zoltán Szegedy-Maszák), ArtBázis, Budapest
2015 What is an Artwork?,  Labor Galéria, Budapest

Selected Group Exhibitions
2019Setup, MaMű Galéria, Budapest
2019Derkó 2019. Art scholarship holders’ exhibition, Műcsarnok, Budapest
2019Collectors’ Choice, HotDock project space, Bratislava
2019Plan D. Youth Photography Studio Exhibition, ICA-D, Kortárs Művészeti Intézet, Dunaújváros
2018Are these our best years? Perspectives on starting a career. MODEM Modern és Kortárs Művészeti Központ, Debrecen
2018The great passion, Első Magyar Látványtár Kiállítóháza, Tapolca-Diszel
2017Photo/book 3.0, Petőfi Irodalmi Múzeum, Budapest
2016Arts, Crafts, Design. A FISE kiállítása, Szombathelyi Képtár, Szombathely
2014Foto(an)archív, Labor Galéria, Budapest
2012Two papers – One month – Doubt, OSA Archívum/Centrális Galéria, Budapest