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Zsolt Bátori is a philosopher of art, a photography theorist, a photographer, and a curator.

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After earning his PhD in Philosophy from Rutgers University, Zsolt has taught and conducted research at universities in Hungary, the USA, Spain, and Argentina. As a photographer, he has exhibited his work internationally. Zsolt's primary area of research is the philosophy of art and aesthetics, particularly focusing on the philosophy and theory of the visual arts and photography. He is a researcher at the Faculty of Music and Visual Arts at the University of Pécs, and a member of philosophy and aesthetics research groups at the University of Murcia and Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He also teaches classes at EINA, School of Art and Design, Autonomous University of Barcelona.

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Zsolt is the founder director and curator of PH21 Gallery. For over a decade, PH21 Gallery has been organising group and solo exhibitions for photographers internationally in Budapest, as well as in collaboration with galleries in Barcelona, Jersey City, and Rome.

 

Currently, Zsolt serves as a member of the executive committee of the International Association for Aesthetics and the Association of Hungarian Photographers. He is also a juror for Photolucida Critical Mass for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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Education:

• PhD in Philosophy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

• MA in Literature, Linguistics, and English, University of Pécs, Hungary

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Research and creative interests:

• Philosophy of art and aesthetics

• Philosophy and theory of photography

• Fine art photography

• Curating and photography criticism

• Visual communication and the visual arts, visual literacy

• Philosophy of mind and cognitive science

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Recent postgraduate courses taught:

• Photography module in Contemporary art (EINA, School of Art and Design, Autonomous University of Barcelona)

• From Heliography to AI: theories of photography and photographic practices (University of Pécs, Faculty of Music and Visual Arts)

• Interdisciplinary project (University of Pécs, Faculty of Music and Visual Arts)

• Photography theory (Budapest Metropolitan University, Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries)

• Integrated and interdisciplinary art practice (Budapest Metropolitan University, Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries)

• The photographic image: theory and practice (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

• Pictorial communication (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

• Interpreting and evaluating photographs: a philosophical approach (Doctorate research seminar, University of Buenos Aires)

• Philosophy of art (Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

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Professional membership and service:

• American Philosophical Association

• Aristotelian Society

• Association of Hungarian Fine Art Photographers - member of the Executive Committee

• European Communication Research and Education Association

• European Society for Aesthetics - member of the Executive Committee (2012-2018)

• European Society for Analytic Philosophy

• International Association for Aesthetics - member of the Executive Committee

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Contact: zsolt.batori[at]gmail.com

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