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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
Indigenous trees dominated, among them any broad- style, a yamadori found in
leaved trees. Italy of Barbara and Herbert
The Suiseki were set-up at a room on the ground Obermayer. The bonsai was
floor, bonsai in a hall on the first floor. Whereas bonsai shaped by Andrea Meloni. Pot:
Andrea Meloni.
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. The 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. The 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.
The 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.
The 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.

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