PHOTO I BRUT – Instinctive Photography – Insights into the Bruno Decharme Collection from Paris

Opening on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6.30 pm
Greetings by István VIRÁGVÖLGYI, artistic director, Capa Center
Matthieu BERTON, director of the French Institute of Hungary
Opening remarks by TOPOR Tünde–WINKLER Nóra, Artmagazin
Curated by Emese MUCSI & András VÁRADI
In collaboration with: Bruno Decharme Collection, Foto Arsenal Wien
Supported by: French Institute of Hungary, Veolia Magyarország Zrt., Concorde Értékpapír Zrt., Lucky Eric Machlup, Polgár András, Seres Béla, Varga Zoltán, Vámos György
Venue: Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center
1065 Budapest, Nagymező utca 8.
On view:
December 11, 2025 - April 26, 2026
Tuesday–Friday: 1 pm – 6 pm
Saturday–Sunday: 10 am – 6 pm
Closed on Mondays and public holidays.

The exhibition showcases the artistic works of self-taught artists who, over decades, have created independent visual worlds beyond conventional art norms. These artists are driven by a unique inner urge to express themselves through visual and photographic media—conveying their emotions, passions, anxieties, obsessions, likes, and dislikes—while producing works that approach the essence and pure form of art. The Paris-based Bruno Decharme Collection consists of such aesthetically significant photo brut works, created by individuals free from academic influence and the trends and expectations of the art market. The exhibition spaces of the Capa Center are filled with over 150 of these works, which, like most authentic art brut pieces, encourage us, image by image, to rethink and unlearn what might seem evident in the history of art and photography.

The exhibition is realized in collaboration with Foto Arsenal Wien. The corresponding conference will be held in Budapest in spring 2026 as a joint organisation of the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center and Foto Arsenal Wien.