The world of folktales at once follows the laws of reality and violates those rules. The stone is heavy, the water flows – but at the same time the dead speak, a horse flies without wings, and evil is only…
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Duality in society
The land of folktales simultaneously preserves and reflects the reality at the time: its history, culture, traditions, social structure, value system and beliefs. In folktales transmitted through the oral tradition, the elements referencing reality were always aligned with the experiences…
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Duality in time
In the land of folktales, time is not measured by a clock, its hands are irrelevant and indifferent. The grains of sand in an hourglass, the shadow of the sundial, the ticking of the pendulum clock, the silence of an…
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Duality in space
So the once-upon-a-time land of folktales both exists and does not exist in a space of tales full of wonder and in the worlds of reality. It can be found neither in an atlas nor on the globe; its location…
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Duality in the genre
Once upon a time, there was, perhaps, a land of folktales. Concerning the then and there, the when and where of its existence, it can be assumed that it extended from reality to beyond wonders. It is conceivable that there…
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Artists of the exhibition PATTERNS
Emese BENCZÚR The meditative character that springs from the monotony of handicrafts is emphasized in the works of Emese Benczúr. The short sentences appear to repeat endlessly, making the effort that went into making the pieces a spectacular part of…
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