Anita SÁROSI

born in 1972, lives in Budapest (H).

Anita Sárosi is a Hungarian research-based artist whose practice investigates the relationship between nature and human presence through the overlapping layers of place, time and memory. Working across painting, photography, media art, sound and site-responsive installations, she approaches artistic practice as a form of inquiry, combining sustained observation, experimentation and interdisciplinary approaches. Her works evolve from long-term research and transform personal experience, cultural landscapes and architectural environments into autonomous visual forms.

She graduated in Visual Communication from Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME) in 1997, where she later pursued Doctor of Liberal Arts (DLA) studies between 2000 and 2005. A member of the Balázs Béla Studio (BBS) since 1997, she served on its board from 1998 to 2001. Between 1998 and 2006, she was a lecturer at MOME's New Media Department and played a pivotal role in the development and accreditation of the Media Design BA and MA programs, working closely with Erika Katalina Pásztor.

Sarosi first gained recognition as a media artist in the early 2000s: her work 'Dragon' (1999) received the Main Prize at the 9th WRO International Media Art Biennale, where she was the sole representative of Hungary. Her experimental video 'ViewPoint' (2002) was screened internationally, and her works have since been presented at festivals, exhibitions and institutions worldwide.
Between 2000 and 2004, together with Beatrix Szörényi, she co-founded and curated 'Art Window Gallery', Budapest's first artist-run independent contemporary art project in public space, later established as a permanent venue.
From 2005 to 2011, she founded and led the Media Technology Research Group at the Institute for Computer Science and Control (SZTAKI), Hungarian Academy of Sciences, contributing to several research and development projects. The interactive installation 'Magic Mirror' at the Palace of Miracles engaged over one million visitors, becoming one of Hungary’s most successful media art installations.
Between 2002 and 2018, Sarosi participated in several international artist residencies, presenting her works internationally in cities including Linz, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and Beijing.
From 2012 to 2020, she developed new image-making processes that later became the foundation of her recent artistic practice, while receiving international recognition in photography and architecture, including recognition for the 'Csontváry Museum' architectural design and exhibition concept (2016).
Since 2020, Sarosi has focused on an independent body of work rooted in long-term artistic research. Her recent works investigate the relationship between space, light, time, and sound, often drawing inspiration from architectural environments and transforming sensory experiences into images, objects, and installations.

Her works are held in private collections and institutional archives, including the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, the C3 Video Archive and Media Art Collection (Budapest), and the Studio of Young Artists’ Association (FKSE).