CTRL+ALT+DEL – 3rd Transylvanian Contemporary Art Salon

CTRL+ALT+DEL – 3rd Transylvanian Contemporary Art SalonDuration of the exhibition: 12th of December 2025 – 20th of February 2026

Curators: Péter Madaras and Zoltán Hosszú sculptors, coordinator: Tünde Sipos Gaudi, graphic artist

Opening: The exhibition was officially opened by dr. Beáta Bordás, coordinator of the Transylvanian Art Centre and sculptor, co-curator, Zoltán Hosszú on the 12of December 2025 at 6 p.m.

The aim of the visual arts salon organized by curators Péter Madaras and Zoltán Hosszú is to engage with and exhibit visual artists under the age of fifty who were born in Transylvania or who live and work here; to take stock of the current state of their artistic practice by providing them with an opportunity to present the fruits of their creative activity; and, at the same time, to create a comprehensive picture of the diverse visual art manifestations of the Transylvanian spirit of the times, and to follow, but also shape its main directions and canon.

The third edition of the Transylvanian Contemporary Art Salon is a milestone in the history of the event. Transylvanian artists are invited, but unlike in the past, not only Hungarian artists; for the first time, Romanian and other nationalities are also represented. This forward-looking move not only raises the standard of the Biennial, but also draws attention to Transylvania's rich multicultural heritage, which is an integral part of the region's diverse cultural identity.

Ctrl+Alt+Del as a metaphor evokes the gesture of an inner reset: that conscious moment when we set aside the automatic functioning of routines and open a clearer, more sensitive space of attention. The exhibition starts from this gesture and explores how experience transforms when we let go of familiar patterns to make room for a new order. In this way, the exhibition reveals traces of inner “resets”: highlighting the dissolution of certainties, the fragility of transitions, and the slowly unfolding harmony emerging from their reorganization. The viewer is not only a witness but also a participant in this transformation: from the visual comes thought, from thought comes experience, and from experience comes personal revelation.

Exhibiting artists: István BÁBA (Carei, 1992), Norbert László BÁLINT (Odorheiu Secuiesc, 2000), Imre BERZE (Odorheiu Secuiesc, 1985), Ciprian CIUCLEA (Timișoara, 1976), Ștefan Radu CREȚU (Câmpina, 1983), Apor FERENCZ S. (Miercurea Ciuc, 1975), Botond GAGYI (Târgu Mureș, 1992), Adela GIURGIU (Cluj-Napoca, 1990), Uliana GUJUMAN (Chișinău, 1990), Levente HORVÁTH (Joseni, 1977), Előd IZSÁK (Sfântu Gheorghe, 1980), Róbert Pál KÖTELES (Salonta, 1975), Csaba LÉSTYÁN (Miercurea Ciuc, 1975), Dávid MIHOLCSA (Târgu Mureș, 2000), Hajnal MIKLÓS (Gheorgheni, 1977), Ada MUNTEAN (Cluj-Napoca, 1987), Előd ORBÁN (Târgu Mureș, 1984), Botond POLGÁR (Gheorgheni, 1980), Diana POPUȚ (Cluj-Napoca, 1994), Tünde SIPOS GAUDI (Săcele, 1981), Anna SZÁSZ-BÁNYÁSZ (Gheorgheni, 1996), János SZÉCSI (Szentes, 1981), Attila TAMÁS (Rupea, 1977), Andrea TIVADAR (Satu Mare, 1991), Edith TORONY (Timișoara, 1988), Barnabás VETRÓ BODONI (Baji) (Cluj-Napoca, 1977), Dan VEZENTAN (Seini, 1978), Mihai ZGONDOIU (Mediaș, 1982), Béla ZOLTÁN (Târgu Mureș, 1977)

Organizers: Sfântu Gheorghe City Hall, Transylvanian Art Centre Association

Sponsor: Hungarian Government – State Secretary for National Policy, Bethlen Gábor Fund