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I am an economist who loves to travel and loves visual arts. I came from a small Hungarian city and since my childhood I drive my friend...

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Venice Biennale, French Pavilion

The French Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Giardini, photo by Török Viktória

This year Christian Boltanski took over the pavilion to create his installation.
French Pavilion, Venice, Giardini, photo by Török Viktória

Christian Boltanski: The Wheel of Fortune - long strip of photograps of
newborn babies. Once a doorbell rings one of the babies is selected and appears
on a monitor. One child is chosen by chance - his life is still a blank page - for
better or worse. French Pavilion, Venice, Giardini, photo by Török Viktória

Christian Boltanski: Be New - faces of 60 newborn Polish and 52 deceased Swiss
are cut into 3 parts. By pressing a button visitors can form new beings.
You can also play online: http://www.boltanski-chance.com,
 French Pavilion, Venice, Giardini, photo by Török Viktória

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