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(Sur)reality in the Photography of Kati Horna
Kati Horna (1912-2000) photographed both the real world and the surreal. She was a modern photographer who used her camera to document a civil war and to escape to whimsical places.Hungarian-born, Mexican by choice, Horna was always involved with the avant-garde throughout her life.
Berlin–Budapest
In Berlin, in her early 20s, she was part of a circle of artists that included writer Bertolt Brecht and László Moholy-Nagy, a professor of the Bauhaus.
Back to her native Budapest, she took an apprenticeship with photographer József Pecsi, who taught her techniques and had a profound influence on her political ideas.
Kati horna biography of mahatma
She was a convicted anarchist and worked for many leftist groups.
Budapest–Paris
During her time in Budapest, Horna studied side by side with Robert Capa, who was a friend from her teenage years.
The friendship was only interrupted only by Capa’s death in 1954. They supported each other’s work and shared the same