Péter Kozma
Péter Kozma (also written Peter Kozma; Hungarian: Kozma Péter), 1961–2023, was a Swiss-Hungarian alpine skier and Olympian who became a visual artist and light artist in Budapest. He organised the Frankhegy gatherings and festivals, a centre of Budapest's underground culture in the 1990s, developed Raypainting with Dóra Berkes, and later projected monumental light art installations onto buildings and squares across Europe.[1]
Key facts
- Péter Kozma (also written Peter Kozma; Hungarian: Kozma Péter) was a Swiss-Hungarian alpine skier, Olympian, visual artist and light artist.
- He was born on in Solothurn, Switzerland, and died on in Basel, at the age of 62.
- Competing for Hungary, he finished 18th in the slalom at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
- From 1990 he hosted gatherings on the land at Frankhegy near Budapest; these became the Frankhegy Festival of electronic music and contemporary art (1995–2002).
- With Dóra Berkes he developed Raypainting (start: 1996): hand-painted glass plates projected onto buildings and landscapes with high-power Pani projectors.
- From 2006 to 2010 he created large-scale light art installations of his own, in Essen, Warsaw, Duisburg, Zürich, Budapest, Helsinki and Eindhoven, among other places.[1][2]
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- Biography and timeline: from Solothurn, Ticino and Zürich to Budapest.
- Sport career: Swiss university and national teams, then Hungary at the 1984 Olympics.
- Frankhegy: land art, parties and festivals on a hillside outside Budapest.
- Light art: Raypainting (with Dóra Berkes) and the Light Art Installation projects.
- Works and exhibitions: the catalogue, 1996–2010.
- Writings: his autobiographical text of 2008 and other original texts.
- Legacy: exhibitions and tributes since 2023.
- FAQ: short answers, each with its source.