Paradise Lost

vardo looking glass, 2005
mixed media on perspex, Ø 92 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

ornament, 2005
mixed media on ceramic, 35 x 35 x 35 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

gold rose looking glass, 2006
mixed media on glass, 36 x 35 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

cock and flower looking glass, 2004
mixed media on glass, 32 x 36 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

horses looking glass, 2005
mixed media on perspex, 100 x 113 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

anagrammatic looking glass, 2007
mixed media on perspex, 120 x 90 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

copse, 2006
mixed media, 180 x 90 x 50 cm each
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

small house, 2006
mixed media, 50 x 40 x 40 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

sign looking glass, 2005
mixed media on perspex, 21 x 85 cm
collection of the artist, London
photo: Daniel Baker

Tibor Balogh

On the wall in the background:
Kiba Lumberg: The Black Butterfly. 2000

© Photos: Haupt & Binder

Michaela Cimpeanu

Human Figures, 2004
ink on paper, various dimensions
collection of the artist
photo: Mihaela Cimpeanu

Wings, 2005 (detail)
wood and metal, 200 x 90 x 7 cm
National Academy of Fine and Applied Arts, Bucharest
photo: Mihaela Cimpeanu

Project – Wings, 2005
ink and coloured pencils on paper, 20 x 30 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Mihaela Cimpeanu

Wings, 2005
wood and metal, 200 x 90 x 7 cm
National Academy of Fine and Applied Arts, Bucharest
photo: Mihaela Cimpeanu

Gabi Jimenez

Landscape with Caravans, 2006
digital print, 18 x 24 cm
private collection
photo: Gabi Jiménez

Caravans and the Cypresses, 2001
oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Gabi Jiménez

Caravans, 2007
digital print, 80 x 80 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Gabi Jiménez

Caravan, Drying Laundry, 2006
acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 cm
private collection / Paris
photo: Gabi Jiménez

Saintes Maries de la Mer 2 – The People, 2000
acrylic on canvas, 146 x 114 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Gabi Jiménez

András Kállai

Fat Barbie, 2006
terracotta, plastic, 28 x 13 x 14 cm
collection of the artist
photo: barnabas toth

Dirty Laundry, 2007
DVD projection
collection of the artist

Damian Le Bas

The Apple of your Eye, 2005 (detail)
acrylic on canvas, 127 x 127 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

COLT 45, 2005 (detail)
acrylic on canvas, 127 x 127 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

Roma Europe, 2007 (detail)
mixed media on printed map, 76.5 x 67.3 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

Romeville (London), 2007
pen on printed map, 86 x 57 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

Gypsyland, 2007
mixed media on printed map, 88.3 x 63.2 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

Delaine Le Bas

Nation of Dog Lovers, 2005
appliqué and embroidery on found flag
88.5 x 65 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Cathy Lomax

Four Facts of Life, 2004-05
mixed media on fabric, appliqué
and embroidery, 36.5 x 23.5 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Daniel Baker

Damaged Goods, PART I, 2004
mixed media on fabric
70 x 58 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Tara Darby

Crucified, 2005
mixed media, height c. 50 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS, 2005
mixed media on canvas, c. 150 x 150 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

Installation: Room at 28 St Elmo Road, 2005
mixed media Dolls I, II & III with collected object
various dimensions, collection of the artist
photo: Tara Darby

The World of Gypsy Romance, 2006
installation of collected and found objects, box size c. 80 x 40 x 40 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Delaine Le Bas

Kiba Lumberg

Letters from the Sky, 2004
gouache, 64 x 88 cm
private collection
photo: Erkki Valli-Jaakola

Death on the trotting-track, 1995
gouache, 62 x 88 cm,
National Bureau of Antiquities, The Archives for Prints and Photographs, Finland
photo: Ritva Bäckman

Lace Tablecloth, 1995
gouache, 50 x 88 cm
National Bureau of Antiquities, The Archives
for Prints and Photographs, Finland
photo: Ritva Bäckman

Mother Hangs Laundry to Dry, 1995
gouache, 52 x 80 cm
National Bureau of Antiquities, The Archives for
Prints and Photographs, Finland
photo: Ritva Bäckman

Bird Killer, 1995
gouache, 55 x 78 cm
National Bureau of Antiquities, The Archives
for Prints and Photographs, Finland
photo: Ritva Bäckman

The Black Butterfly, 2000
installation: wood, fabric (skirt), paint, 310 x 280 x 30 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Erkki Valli-Jaakola

Sisu, 1994
acrylic, 46 x 80 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Erkki Valli-Jaakola

Omara

Immediate Litigation, 1998
oil on fibreboard, 60 x 90 cm
private collection
photo: barnabas toth

“IMMEDIATE LITIGATION”
“1974”
“MY DAUGHTER IS A SECRETARY AND SHE LOVES HER JOB”
“THIS IS WITHOUT PRECEDENT”
“IF – THE – TEACHER – IS – FRUSTRATED – BY – THE – FIRST – GRADERS SHE
– SHOULD – LEAVE – THE – SCHOOL – AND – EARN A LIVING NOT WITH –
THE INNOCENT – CHILDREN – BUT – AT – THE – CORNER OF – THE – STREET”
“OUTRAGEOUS”
“UNBELIEVEABLE?”
“MR. DIRECTOR: DURING – MY- 40 – YEARS – I – HAVEN’T – SEEN – WRITING
LIKE THIS”
“LITTLE MARIKA'S NOTEBOOK. I DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS BAD GRADE”
“MOTHER” “MY DIAMOND DAUGHTER” “FATHER”
“WE MADE HER TAKE AN EXAM FOR THE WHOLE YEAR”
“TO ME NOT JUST THE CHILD BUT THE MOTHER IS GETTING A GOOD GRADE TOO”
“POOR DIRECTOR HAS DIED BY THE TIME I COULD – HAVE – SHOWN – HIM HER
REPORT – CARD”
“NEXT DAY I TOOK HER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRYSIDE SHE HAD
TO TAKE A LONG BUS–RIDE- EVERY DAY – OF HER – FIRST-GRADE SCHOOL-YEAR”

Little Mara in First Grade, undated
oil on fibreboard, 70 x 50 cm
private collection
photo: barnabas toth

“MARA IN FIRST GRADE”
“BUT IF SHE DOESN’T STAND IT SHE WILL END UP LIKE
THE OTHER GYPSY KIDS IN INSTITUTIONS”
1952

My Daughter is Getting Married, 2001
oil on fibreboard, 50 x 70 cm
private collection
photo: barnabas toth

“I WAS RIGHT HE HAS LEFT MY DAUGHTER SINCE, JUST AS I
FELT HE WOULD 1989”
“I KNOW THAT I THINK CONSERVATIVELY, BUT MY ONLY
DIAMOND DAUGHTER DESERVES THE WHITE WEDDING
DRESS, IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS GROOM”

I Already Felt it Then That Who I Love is Not for Me, 2000
oil on fibreboard, 60 x 90 cm
private collection
photo: barnabas toth

“THE PEASANT – MOTHER – OF – THE – GROOM – SENT – THE – POLICE
– AFTER – ME – SO THAT – THE – ENGAGEMENT – WOULD – BE
– CANCELED” “1962”

Nursery School, 1998
oil on fibreboard, 80 x 50 cm
private collection
photo: barnabas toth

NURSERY SCHOOL 1971
“ SHE – HAS – NEVER – FORGIVEN – ME – AND – I AGREE – WITH – HER”
“MY – LITTLE – DOLL, – I – WILL – HURRY – BACK, – I AM – JUST – GOING – TO – WORK, – SO WE – CAN- HAVE – EVERYTHING,- WE HAVE – TO LIVE – UP TO – THE – EXPECTATIONS, YOU – ARE – A MAN – TOO – GYPSY”
“THE DAY BEFORE I DID NOT GET THERE ON TIME, BECAUSE OF A TRAIN ACCIDENT AND THE TEACHER TOLD HERTHAT SHE WILL BE HANDED TO THE POLICE.”

Marian Petre

The Trace of Suffering, 2002
wood and metal, 165 x 12 x 12 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Marian Petre

The Trace, 2002
wood and metal, 28 x 22 x 18 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Marian Petre

In Memoriam, 2003
metal, 185 x 19 x 19 cm
collection of the artist
photo: Marian Petre

Nihad Nino Pusija

TRIPTYCH 1996, 2007
installation, wallpaper, photos, 60 x 55 cm each
collection of the artist
photo: Nihad Nino Pusija

Jenő André Raatzsch

My Mother's Apron, 2005
copperplate, mixed media
100 x 60 x 3 cm, collection of the artist
photo: Jenő André Raatzsch

Sommersault, 2005 (detail)
photo: Jenő André Raatzsch

Sommersault, 2005
mixed media, 300 x 90 x 35 cm, collection of the artist
photo: Jenő André Raatzsch

Dusan Ristic

Global Warming 1/2, 2007
digital print, 397 mm x 467 mm
collection of the artist

Global Warming 1/3, 2007
digital print, 199 mm x 276 mm
collection of the artist

István Szentandrássy

Illustration, 1983
pencil on paper, 60 x 50 cm, collection of the artist
photo: László Szelényi

Norbert Szirmai | János Révész

Stills
Fradi [FTC, Hungary] is better, 2002
DVD, 15 min 37 sec, Black Box Foundation
Director: Norbert Szirmai, Camera: János Révész