THE LONG ROAD: 55 Years of a Transylvanian Village

Abstract

The pictures were taken between 1967 and 2022 in Sic/Szék, a small village in the heart of Transylvania, Romania. The project started in the period when despite the rigid political and economic circumstances, the village preserved its traditional peasant culture both in their everyday dress and their customs on festive occasions. After 1989, the political and economic landslide altered the life of the village, and the changes were permanent and irreversible. At the same time, the easy passage between frontiers and the free drift of the workforce increased the number of people taking up work in Budapest for financial reasons: guest workers. A gradual change was underway, and, along with the arrival of globalization, it created new content and means of expression. The village of Sic arrived in the present by the beginning of the 21st century. The project was published and exhibited in 2023.

 

Key words 

Documentary Photography. Eastern Europe. History of Traditional. Hungarian Minority in Romania. Time-lapse Document. Traditional Peasant Culture. Transylvania. Visual Sociology.