Kosovo, independence and letters as things
I think this is partly what Gill was referring to with his “letters are things, not pictures of things”.
I’m looking for more background information on that NEWBORN installation, pictures… anything goes. Thanks.
18.Feb.2008 10.35am
Here’s a pic of the whole thing...
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/photo/17022008/2/photo/world-people-celebrate-k...
...interesting that they went with English rather than their own language - I guess the statement is for export, rather than domestic consumption.
18.Feb.2008 10.54am
Given that Kosovo relies on the favor of the United States to run circles around the UN, exporting the message that way does make a lot of sense. It might also be a way to thank the US for looking the other way while the former KLA to set up businesses in the US, used the profits buy guns and ammo here and then smuggled them into Kosovo.
18.Feb.2008 11.30am
Does anybody know who is the author of the sculpture?
18.Feb.2008 11.39am
Maybe they would have got even more mileage in the US if the giant letters read ’BORN AGAIN’.
18.Feb.2008 11.53am
Sad but true, John.
18.Feb.2008 12.08pm
Good one, John! :-)
ChrisL
18.Feb.2008 12.22pm
To every thing there is a season, including fundamentalism. Here’s to better days.
18.Feb.2008 1.06pm
It’s been a long season, kind of like baseball but without the steroids, beer and hotdogs.
I would have gone with “BORN FREE”.
18.Feb.2008 4.21pm
Si, you would have gone with “FREE BEER”! :-)
ChrisL
19.Feb.2008 7.37am
Anyone know what that flag they are waving in that photo is? The red one with the phoenix/bird/crest image?
19.Feb.2008 8.11am
Anyone know what that flag they are waving in that photo is? The red one with the phoenix/bird/crest image?
Albania
28.Feb.2008 3.59pm
It’s all been explained over at Speak Up:
http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/004483.html
29.Feb.2008 2.33am
It looks as though NEWBORN is set in FF DIN Black, no?