House of Lucie
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Babak Zirak: BRIDES

October 17, 2025 โ€” November 6, 2025

House of Lucie BudapestFalk Miksa u. 30., H-1055 Budapest, HungaryMartedรฌโ€“venerdรฌ 16:00โ€“19:00
Babak Zirak: BRIDES

Brides by Babak Zirak October 17 โ€“ November 6, 2025

OPENING EVENT: October 16, Thursday, 19:00

โ€œ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ โ€” ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต.โ€

In Brides, Iranian photographer Babak Zirak captures brides from around the world, exploring how this universal symbol of purity, hope, and unity connects people across cultures. Over six decades and in more than 30 countries, Zirak has photographed fleeting moments of beauty and emotion โ€” where the sacred meets the everyday.

Born in Hamadan, Iran, Zirak is an architect and researcher specializing in climate-based and rural architecture. His passion for photography began in his youth, inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andrรฉ Kertรฉsz, and Sebastiรฃo Salgado. His work often reflects his deep interest in people, places, and the poetry of everyday life.

Curated by: Hassan and Hossein Rowshanbakht

House of Lucie Budapest (Falk Miksa street 30, ground floor 3, doorbell: 80) Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 16:00โ€“19:00

About the artist

Babak Zirak

Babak Zirak is an Iranian photographer, architect and researcher, born in Hamadan. As an architect he specialises in climate-based and rural architecture; as a photographer he has been drawn since his youth to people, places and the poetry of everyday life, inspired by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andrรฉ Kertรฉsz and Sebastiรฃo Salgado. Over six decades and in more than thirty countries, Zirak has photographed brides, capturing fleeting moments of beauty and emotion where the sacred meets the everyday. His series Brides explores how this universal symbol of purity, hope and unity connects…

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