My starting point is that a cross-section of the various Hungarian social strata appears on Moscow square that provides me with a 'sample' for my work. I am interested in the ways in which people follow (or don't follow) those determinate changes that we designate as the transition from socialism to capitalism, and how they adapt to a society defined by new morals, shifting values and life-styles, and money.
Left part of the screen: I made six videos by seeing certain people home from Moscow square. We could not see the person, but the surrounding he/she sees on the way home and we hear his/her voice talking about the square and the changes in the society. These people have very different social status, age and financial background, but what they have in common is that Moscow square is the last stop they make in the city before going home.
Right part of the screen: Public debate - the first screening of the video was followed by a public debate with the participation of social scientists (anthropologist, psychiatrist and urban sociologist) who discussed the difficulties of adapting oneself to the new social situation the people from the video going through.
Work on display: 2 videos are shown on the screen. The visitors can choose the sound for the images between the voice of the person on his/her way home from the square and the debate with the social scientists about these people. IMAGES>