A sequence documenting individuals searching for alternative routes of residing by Hungarian-Nicaraguan photographer Erika Nina Suárez. At present primarily based in Budapest, Suárez acquired her BFA from the College of North Texas in 2019 and MA at Moholy-Nagy College of Artwork and Design in 2026. Her work explores different way of life actions and relationships to land by long-term documentary fieldwork and portraiture—an curiosity that stems from rising up round farms in Hungary and Nicaragua in addition to spending time photographing pals residing in a clothing-optional co-op in america.
“Will There Be Fireplace? Will There Be Bread?” examines the rising motion of individuals leaving city environments in favour of farming, self- sufficiency, and communal life. Whereas the challenge began with a single particular person, it revealed a broader sample. Suárez has since expanded it into an ongoing sequence, following younger individuals and households in Hungary who’ve left cities in recent times to construct lives on farms:
“Repeatedly, I encountered individuals making comparable choices and expressing comparable frustrations. Many described feeling overstimulated, burnt out, unable to afford housing within the metropolis, and unsure about what sort of future was accessible to them. Others spoke about desirous to develop their very own meals, to have better management over their time, and to rethink what group can seem like. Collectively, the images doc individuals actively constructing alternative routes of residing whereas navigating the realities and uncertainties that include them.”
