Biography

1953

born on October the 30th, in Budapest, Hungary

1957

escapes after the Revolution of 56 with his parents to Switzerland

1969-74

education and completion of the matura in the Kollegium Gymnasium Schwyz

1974-80

visites the University of Zuerich (German language and literature , art history, English literature) LIC.PHIL I, (Master of Arts) 1980)

1979-81

assistant for German language at the Purdue University in Lafayette IN, US. during this period he writes and directes a film, based on Samuel Becketts novella: First Love

1982-86

various studies and studio-stays in Rotterdam, Florence, Vienna teaching/lecturing language and art

1990

studio stay in Barcelona Project: Hannibal - a meditative travel-research on Vanitas through Northern Africa

1991

creates during his travels the poetic video: HANNIBAL

1992

visites New Zealand for the first time

1993

studies in Budapest, realizes the 1st part of the Babylon-Project (an interactive artistic dialogue)with Janos Kalmar (H) and Joerg Spamer (D1994) at the Goethe Institut in Budapest

1993

marries Tatjana

1994

makes a video for the Jazz Performance Kleinzeit with No Secrets in the Family, Christoph Baumann, Urs Bloechlinger a.o.

1995

moves to New Zealand and becames a resident

1995

birth of son Janos, on the 28th of December

1995-98

lives in Auckland and Switzerland, realizes some commissions for public buildings in Europe; becomes a New Zealand cityzen

1999

begins to realize a synergetic project in New Zealand: THE KAIPARA PROJECT, i.e. to create in New Zealand a platform, where artists, scientists, musicians etc. from NZ and overseas have a possibility to meet and to stay in residence, to work and communicate their ideas (at seminars, symposions etc.)

2001

Realizes the Charitable Trust, THE KAIPARA FOUNDATION