Title: Péter Kozma (1961–2023): light artist and Olympic skier
URL: https://kozma.foundation/
Language: English
Magyar változat: https://kozma.foundation/hu/
Description: Péter Kozma (Peter Kozma, 1961–2023): Swiss-Hungarian Olympic alpine skier, organiser of the Frankhegy festivals, co-creator of Raypainting, light artist.

# 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]

Image: Péter Kozma outdoors in Balatonföldvár, Hungary, 2021

Péter Kozma, Balatonföldvár, 2021. Photo: Endre Somogyi, [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kozma_Peter.jpg), CC0.

## 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 16 May 1961 in Solothurn, Switzerland, and died on 26 November 2023 in Basel, at the age of 62.
- Competing for Hungary, he finished 18th in the slalom at the 1984 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]

## Explore

- [Biography and timeline](https://kozma.foundation/biography/): from Solothurn, Ticino and Zürich to Budapest.
- [Sport career](https://kozma.foundation/sport/): Swiss university and national teams, then Hungary at the 1984 Olympics.
- [Frankhegy](https://kozma.foundation/frankhegy/): land art, parties and festivals on a hillside outside Budapest.
- [Light art](https://kozma.foundation/light-art/): Raypainting (with Dóra Berkes) and the Light Art Installation projects.
- [Works](https://kozma.foundation/works/) and [exhibitions](https://kozma.foundation/exhibitions/): the catalogue, 1996–2010.
- [Writings](https://kozma.foundation/writings/): his autobiographical text of 2008 and other original texts.
- [Legacy](https://kozma.foundation/legacy/): exhibitions and tributes since 2023.
- [FAQ](https://kozma.foundation/faq/): short answers, each with its source.

## Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Péter Kozma (skier), revision 1360711204 (2026-06-23): <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9ter_Kozma_(skier)>
2. Wikidata: Q55362437: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55362437>
3. Wikimedia Commons: File:Kozma Peter.jpg (CC0, Endre Somogyi): <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kozma_Peter.jpg>