Bloomsday

Welcome speech by Kevin Dowling (Irish ambassador) and József Sági (representative of the local government of Szombathely). Speech of Kevin Dowling recorded by Antal Józing can be listened to here. In cooperation with the Youth Brass Band of Szombathely. 

Stamping the route from the statue of James Joyce to the statue of Sándor Weöres with caster sugar and flour, under the egis of the cultural corridor of Joyce and Weöres. 

Space-objects on Fő tér. The act of stamping took a break at the exhibition of Csaba Nagy (who also holds the Munkácsy-Award). Opening speech by media artist Róbert Nagy. 

Official book premiere of president of the James Joyce Society Ferenc Takács' newly published book The Hero and his Cult, supported by Ireland and focusing on James Joyce (Vaskarika.hu). 

Reception under the egis of green sandwiches and Guinness beer. 

From the balcony of the AGORA Saloon, invited and volunteering guests read excerpts from the recently published, new Hungarian translation of Ulysses, led by Balázs Fűzfa.
“Ulysses urges us to rethink our views on the modern novel, as well as our experiences on reading. Do we have to, or can we read a book after Ulysses in the same way as before? Asking this question, 12 interested readers will undertake to read the novel continuously and aloud for 120 minutes" (vaskarika.hu). The reading was open, new interested parties could join. 

Artists: Gergely Horváth and Róbert Nagy

“The interactive installation Sub tentorium / under the tent is the result of a collaborative artistic practice. The exhibition space is surrounded by the virtual space of the sub tentorium. "Under the tent" is a multi-level interactive playground, a world model. The visitor of the exhibition, as an explorer, can explore the world by stepping under the console (the tent) we have developed, traveling with the tent in the exhibition space. The physical relocation is realistically followed by a virtual reality image projected into the tent space. The reality experience is enhanced by the surrounding sound environment. The player must use different cognitive strategies when exploring each narrative space." (vaskarika.hu)

Lecture by Róbert Nagy about his installation in the Gallery of Szombathely 

"(...) Concert of the rarely seen Chen on the terrace of the House of Arts, together with a video projection. The musical meditation was a worthy closing to the day, combining electronics with a variety of traditional instruments, sound samples and effects, Péter Takács' floating-crazy guitar playing, moreover the repetitive foundations of the Váradi-Schütz rhythm section." (Nyugat.hu)

Preparations of the 20th Bloomsday - informal conversation of artists and art lovers from Szombathely