Márk Somogyi is an art conservator, designer bookbinder, and educator. His artistic practice blends traditional bookbinding with sustainable materials and experimental paper art. His interest lies in exploring how the book, as an object, can convey narratives through structure, material, and gesture. While much of his previous work has contributed to designer bookbinding projects as a craftsman and maker, he is now transitioning toward developing his own artistic voice and concept-driven practice.
Freshwater ecosystems, particularly rivers, bogs, and lakes, inspire him through their layered histories, cycles of renewal, and material richness. Through paper, binding, and structure, he seeks to tell stories of fragility, transformation, and regeneration.
"Unfolding Waters" is a series of hand-bound books featuring unconventional folding structures, such as the blizzard book, Turkish map fold, and lotus fold, drawn from the journey of water through freshwater landscapes, from spring to wetland, from river to lake. The series is “crafted by the lake” both literally and conceptually, incorporating marbled paper made with Irish moss and locally sourced dyes.
