Balint Zsako Here We Are

Balint Zsako was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1979 to a sculptor father and a textile artist mother. He works in collage, painting, sculpture, and photography. His art was featured in Phaidon’s Vitamin D2 anthology and Sarah Polley’s film, Take This Waltz. Balint received his BFA in photography from Ryerson University in Toronto, and is currently living and working in Los Angeles.

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Here We Are #1

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These images are reflections of life in America. Necessarily, they address many complex issues, even if indirectly. They’re about borders, relationships, dependencies, individuality, and how we rely on one another. They’re about love, and hate, and fear. The power of the images comes from the fact that they exist in a near mythological register, full of ambiguity and otherworldliness; telling puzzling stories heavily flavored by being alive in 2020.