Kinga Földi

Curriculum Vitae

Hungarian textile artist

From the moment she graduated as a textile artist at Moholy-Nagy University in 2006, her journey has been woven with creativity and bold experimentation.
She founded her own fashion brand, Baharat, crafting bespoke garments that spoke of elegance and individuality. Over the years, she expanded into costume and stage design, collaborating with theatres and dance companies across Hungary.

Her silk sculptures and textile installations have graced solo exhibitions in Budapest, Istanbul, and Tuscany, while her work has traveled through Europe, Japan, and the US in prestigious group shows. She’s been honored with awards like Textile Artist of the Year and the Kozma Lajos Scholarship, affirming her place in the Hungarian art scene.

In 2023, she launched a jewelry collection with Noémi Gera, blending textile and metal in poetic harmony. By 2025, she joined the University of Pécs as a lecturer, passing on her passion to the next generation. Her pieces live in public collections, including the Hungarian National Museum and Richemont Group in Switzerland.

She is a member of the European Textile Network and the Michelangelo Foundation’s Homo Faber Guide, continuing to shape the future of textile art—one thread at a time.

Inspiration

Textiles are my language, and my sculptures are their poetry, a tactile dialogue where nature and emotion intertwine. I draw deeply from the rhythms and patterns of the natural world, but my work is more than an exploration of form and material. It speaks to the intricacies of human emotion, creating connections that transcend the visual or tactile. My sculptures invite the viewer into a shared space, where memories surface, feelings resonate, and a quiet understanding emerges.

Art, for me, is a bridge, a way to connect us through shared struggles and joys. During my exhibitions, I’ve seen how my works generate conversations, sparking memories and emotions in others.

In every piece I create, there is an invitation: to touch, to feel, to remember, and to connect. Through this sensory and emotional dialogue, my sculptures foster humanity and remind us of the shared threads that bind us all.

Technique

As I work with shantung silk, a fabric with a personality as lively as the stories I intend to tell, I have developed techniques that allow me to sculpt its delicate slubs into intricate, organic forms.

These forms reflect the textures of nature: the layers of petals, the ripples of water, and the scales of a fish. Yet, as I shape the material, I find that it is not only nature’s rhythms I channel but also the currents of human experience.

Each sculpture becomes a vessel, consciously crafted to evoke emotions and inspire reflection.