Audio-visual Art

YOU DON'T NEED SCARF ON YOUR HEAD

In this video, author´s grandmother can be seen. She works in the garden in her home village where the author comes to help her. The grandmother reproduces fragments of an discussion on global problems in the scope of her possibilities. který autorka vedla s arabským prodavačem šperků v Egyptě. Banalita řečeného kontrastuje s neznalostí jazyka.

artistsDaniela Baráčková
place_Neurčené město
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cameraDaniela Baráčková
soundDaniela Baráčková
editingDaniela Baráčková
interviewDaniela Baráčková
categoryAudio-visual Art
published22. 12. 2008
languageČesky / English
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YOU DON'T NEED SCARF ON YOUR HEAD
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