Kügerl Johanna, an illustrator and designer, builds worlds with digital illustration—then playfully scrambles the medium. Her recurring obsessions: food-soaked nostalgia and the visual memory of Budapest’s (Budapest) nightlife, from beloved bars and scruffy clubs to cult cinemas. She documents these places like a diarist with a sharp eye, capturing sticky tables, flickering marquees, and the unphotographable warmth that keeps regulars coming back.
Showcasing a Collective Appetite
From April 15 to 24, her exhibition Itt van a nyelvem hegyén (It’s on the Tip of My Tongue) takes over Editor. It’s not just a show—it’s a tasting menu of memory. Through digital illustrations, acrylic paintings, and hand embroidery, Kügerl explores how we remember meals not as recipes, but as shared rituals stitched into everyday life. Think family table fragments, late-night bites after films, and the hush of cinema lobbies, all filtered through color, texture, and line.
Between Screens and Stitches
The mix of media matters. A crisp vector becomes a tender thread; a paint stroke turns into a hint of flavor. Kügerl’s work treats eating as storytelling and the city as a menu, inviting viewers to savor what lingers on the tongue—long after the last bite.
