WESTERN FRONT – Dalibor Martinis Talks to Dalibor Martinis

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Dalibor Martinis Talks to Dalibor Martinis

Description:

In this thirteen-minute video work, Dalibor Martinis poses questions to himself with the intention of answering them in the year 2000.

Video documentation is available upon request.

Dalibor Martinis sits on a stool in the Grand Luxe Hall in front of a projector screen, and next to recording equipment stacked on a wheeled cart. He wears a long sleeved shirt, jeans, brown shoes, and a microphone around his neck. Kate Craig is seen from behind operating a camera that’s pointed at him.

A monitor in the Grand Luxe Hall reading THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WILL BE GIVEN IN THE YEAR 2000 in white text against a blue background.

Dalibor Martinis sits on a wooden stool next to various recording equipment stacked on a wheeled cart. He reads from a piece of paper, and wears a white long sleeved shirt, jeans, and brown shoes. Kate Craig can be seen from behind operating a camera that is fixed on Dalibor. A projection screen is in the background.

Related People

Kate Craig (Camera)

Captions:

Dalibor Martinis in the Grand Luxe Hall (1978).
Production of Dalibor Martinis, Dalibor Martinis Talks to Dalibor Martinis in the Grand Luxe Hall (1978).
Dalibor Martinis in the Grand Luxe Hall (1978).

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