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Věra Chytilová's "Sedmikrásky" and fragmentation

Posted by Fotis Ifantidis

a playful parallel to the so much disputed theme of fragmentation in archaeology...
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Posted by Fotis Ifantidis on May 7, 2007 4:09 AM |

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Hi Fotis,
Absolutely appropriate to the issue of fragmentation in archaeology. And quite archaeological in nature... Rather than fashion new plates, new settings, they have picked up the (violently) chattered bits, which were cast by the way side (in an act of aggression?) and carefully arranged them. Yet does their gesture draw anyone to the table?

Posted by: Christopher Witmore | May 9, 2007 5:23 AM

I also find nightmarish the fact that watching a 60s feminist nouvelle-czech-vague film you can always make parallelisms to archaeological [un?-]realities. You see, these simulations can often stand eyebrowless. Sweat will burn your eyes. Inevitably.

Posted by: Fotis Ifantidis | May 9, 2007 5:51 AM

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