Audio-visual Art

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identity portrait

Experimental and social portrait of an old woman.

artistsLukáš Matejka
place_Neurčené město
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identityportrait
categoryAudio-visual Art
published5. 4. 2009
languageČesky / English
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Minh Thang Pham
In the video They Read, he gradually and casually introduces several intergenerational pairs. Fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters speak about their origins and ability to speak their “native” languages. Members of the younger generation admit, in fluent, natural Czech or Slovak, that they’re not so confident when speaking the language of their parents – that it’s the “kitchen” dialect of the second generation of immigrants. And it’s these linguistic shifts that the artist sees as a symbol of the rift that appears between him and his parents.
Ladislava Gažiová
Ladislava Gažiová is a painter, curator and activist from Slovakia and has been living in Prague for some years. Her early work is characterized by the inspiration of graffiti, using of stencils and sprays, and work with social topics. In recent years, however, Gažiová has been focusing on curatorial work, in which social themes, particularly the topic of the Roma minority, are at the heart of her work.