György Szabó, founder of Trafo - House of Contemporary Arts

The Art of Social Change

For this episode, we spoke to a key actor of the Hungarian cultural scene: György Szabó
Discovering arts and performance during university, Gyuri immediately invested himself in the development of the art scene, by organising events as part of his university art club. Striving to promote both local and international artists, Gyuri witnessed the change of the central and Eastern European art scene since the 1980s, founded Trafo and saw the change following the victory in Hungary of nationalist president Viktor Orban who has been ruling the country for the past 14 years.