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Indigenous trees dominated, among them any broad- leaved trees.
e Suiseki were set-up at a room on the ground oor, bonsai in a hall on the rst oor. Whereas bonsai came out very nicely on a blue table top cloth and before a light-colored backdrop, there wasn’t a special back- ground set up for Suiseki so the view on the stones in the middle rows of the room wasn’t optimal. e walls were interrupted by niches, windows and doors so only a few scrolls could be added to the arrangements. 35 suiseki were exhibited in total, most came from Slova- kia (18), 6 from Czech Republic and the others from Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. As usually the bonsai show attracted more visitors than the Suiseki exhibition. Nevertheless both exhibitions were well at- tended.
Awards were presented before the gala diner on Sat- urday evening. EBA Merit Awards for outstanding bon- sai in the exhibition were presented to a Pinus sylvestris of Josef Valuch, to a Trident Maple (Acer buergerianum tridium) in a root-over rock style of Marion Padrazetti, to a Shohin display of Rene Lempel, and to a bonsai of Racz Gyorgy in the Hungarian exhibition. e ESA Su- iseki Award was presented to “Quasimodo,” a human- shaped stone, of Mrs. Ella Gornerová from Slovakia, the ESA President Award to a mountain stone of Sarka Cermakova from Czech Republic.
e BCI Excellence Award went to an outstanding Thymus vulgaris of Barbara & Herbert Obermayer from Germany, the BCI Excellence Award for an out- standing Suiseki to three stones on a stand of Mrs. Mar- tina Vylhidalová from Slovakia.
e European Bonsai & Suiseki Convention was a joint venture together with the Japanese-Hungarian festival. An Origami workshop, a Kimono show, tea ceremony and performances of Hungarian Kendo club were performed in Hiemer House, a historical build- ing besides the Szent István Centre where bonsai and Suiseki activities were held. In addition, the Chocolate festival with lots of house-shaped market stalls was held at the main square (marketplace) of the city before the episcopate palace and the city hall at Saturday and Sun- day.
In summary, the event was well organized and attrac- tive for all participants.
Top left; Mountain stone of Igor Bárta, origin: Czech Republic.
Top right; Juniperus chinensis, a yamadori from Slovakia in Moyogi style of Milan Roskos (Slovakia), pot: Yixing
Middle; A BCI Award of Excellence for Suiseki was presented to Mrs. Martina Vylhidalová, Slovakia for her stand with a display of three beautiful Suiseki.
Bottom right; BCI Award of Excellence for an outstanding bonsai was presented to a Thymus vulgaris in bunjing style, a yamadori found in Italy of Barbara and Herbert Obermayer. The bonsai was shaped by Andrea Meloni. Pot: Andrea Meloni.
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