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Przyszłość historii według Fiony Tan
A Future of History according to Fiona Tan

Author(s): Katarzyna Bojarska
Subject(s): Cultural history, Sociology of Art
Published by: Widok. Fundacja Kultury Wizualnej
Keywords: memory; history; trauma; film; art

Summary/Abstract: Based on several works by the Dutch artist Fiona Tan, the author analyses dominant threads in her work associated with one's implication in traumatic histories, conflicts and crisis. Puting forth a comparative reading of two film works (20 years apart): a television documentary and a feature film, the author discusses aesthetic, political and historical stakes of Tan.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 7-23
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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