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ter finish today helps a lot in photography, but artistic way of presentation reveals itself not only in work-out, but by intuition and choice, too. His individuality mostly shows in the perception of his surroundings and in the world he is able to build and exhibit out of it. This talent for creation is not his by accident. He was born in Hódmezővásárhely, in the city where the way of thinking has been just the same for a thousand years. Where the Cumanians defeated in the battle of Hod-Mezé (Hód-Plain) were not chased away, but were given land so that they could settle down; where the painter was not sent away from the farms, but the farmers offered him something to eat and when he made an exhibition of his paintings, they went to see it dressed in their Sunday best. So this is not just a talent but a valuable gift Janos Eifert was born with, and he makes a good use of his treasure for the sake of all of us. We are happy to greet him again here in his hometown, whereto he comes every year. All that he has got from this land and from these people and has made world famous he now gives back to us. We reach for each others hands during this exhibition. We have been living together with him in the same ark this sixty-three years. Tibor Szenti
