52 - Every week, for one year to the same photobooth, 2013

Buckleys’ practice is rooted in notions of identity and self-presentation. A socially engaged exploration of people and the human condition; how identity is created, developed and performed within individual and social environments.

Documentary and inter-disciplinary in her approach, she utilises media including analogue photography, collage and installation with works often taking place over extended periods of time and involving the participation of others. The acts of collecting and archiving are recurring themes.

Through the utilisation of everyday objects and the creation of series of multiple works, Buckley generates opportunities where the viewer can simultaneously absorb and contrast the information gathered and create connections between themselves, their own experiences and that of others in the world around them.

In her work Buckley examines the juxtaposition of public and private and the point where personal and social histories meet. Her research interests lie in alternative portraiture and how persona and memory are archived, presented and recorded by individuals and in our collective historical archives.

Ildikó Buckley (b. 1976, UK) received her MA from Chelsea College of Art and Design, London 2008 and in 2010 she was the recipient of The Whitechapel Gallery East End Academy Studio Prize.

With extensive exhibition experience, she has received commissions from and exhibitions with The Mayor of London's Thames Festival (highlight, 2013) The Secret Garden Party, UK (2011/2012/2013) Secret Arts, The Arts Gallery London (solo work, 2011), OVADA (solo work, 2012), Netil House (solo work, 2013) Worship, Kenny Schachter / ROVE Gallery, London (solo, 2012) curated by Angelica Sule and 20/12 London Art Now (nominated) Armsden and The National Trust. Her work has appeared in Colouring Life TED x Talk, The Courtauld Institute, London (2014); The video for Jess Glynnes' top ten hit Right Here (2014). Since 2014 she has been represented by and exhibited extensively with Haute Presents, Berlin including, Opulence, Ehemaliges Stummfilmkino Delphi, Berlin (2015) and KITE (2015) Haute Presents, Berlin.

In 2017 her work was exhibited in There’s A Good Immigrant curated by Jo Wallace, Erin Manns (Victoria Miro) & Helena Zedig, Publicis UK, London and was shown in Art Fairs both in Germany and Hong Kong.

In 2018 her work featured alongside Tracey Emin and Jake & Dinos Chapman among others in the new book entitled The Word is Art by Dr. Michael Petry, a global survey of artists working with text, words and physical books in as wide a variety of media and languages, published internationally by Thames&Hudson. Her work is held in the collections of The David Roberts Art Foundation, Workspace London, used paper and Richard Greer as well as private collections internationally.