tranzit is a contemporary art program supported by the Erste Bank Group
The exhibition Parallel Chronologies and the symposium The Invisible
History of Exhibitions is part of the international project Art Always Has
Its Consequences co-financed by the Culture 2007 program of the European
Union (partners: WHW Zagreb, tranzit. hu, Muzeum Sztuki Łódź, kuda.org
Novi Sad).
.jpg) Kötélhúzás akció / Tug of war action, 1972, Balatonboglár, Fotó / photo: Galántai György Forrás / source: Artpool |
"I somehow happened to come across an English language periodical with a special issue on Czechoslovakia. It featured a fascinating photo of the unified troops, which had just marched into Czechoslovakia, lining up to play a game called “tug-of-war”, immediately before or after occupying a village. Thus, I organised a tableau vivant to this effect in Balatonboglár. The whole thing was put together in a very naïve manner, of course: instead of using a rope, Hungarian and Czechoslovakian artists, separated into two groups, played tug-of-war with the issue – this photo – of the aforementioned periodical. The story is a bit forced, as I suddenly realised that this was not only a political allusion but also, in some way, the magical annihilation of a photograph, while also being a scenario of a picture within a picture. It was similar to composing a tableau vivant for reconstructing an event for a historical painting. I had a great time coming up with this idea and, all in all, it is good that we did this."
Source of the text and image: Artpool
Translation: Zsófia Rudnay
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