Multi-layered satire and ethnic stereotypes – Romania 2018

Multi-layered satire and ethnic stereotypes – Romania 2018

A Romanian woman wins Roland Garros. “Scrap iron! Scrap iron!” Source, Facebook, June 14, 2018 What do we see here? On June 9, 2018, Simona Halep became the second Romanian tennis player to win a Grand Slam title, at Roland Garros, after Virginia Ruzici, who was...
Humour, art and controversy – EU 2009

Humour, art and controversy – EU 2009

Entropa sculpture: Stereotypes are barriers that need to be removed (David Černý, 2009) Source. What do we see? To start its first presidency of the EU in 2009, the Czech Republic commissioned the Czech artist David Černý, to produce a work of art for the entrance...
Slovakia for Slovaks 2021

Slovakia for Slovaks 2021

The cartoon, produced by the artist Martin Šútovec (Shooty) as a commentary piece for the Slovak mainstream daily Sme/Denník N, shows two participants: a mosquito and a young man, both holding what appear to be political banners

The European Comedy Summit that never was – EU 2019

The European Comedy Summit that never was – EU 2019

Copyright: Bildundtonfabrik What do we see here? In 2018, the self-proclaimed “leading late-night TV talk-shows of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, and Luxemburg” met up in Cologne, Germany to plan “the first annual European Comedic Summit for the...
Foreign myths about Lithuania 2021

Foreign myths about Lithuania 2021

Foreign Myths about Lithuania “What do we see here?” This is a video that builds a pseudo-coherent narrative from misleading myths, beliefs, historical facts, famous phrases, rumours and interpretations related to Lithuania. This is also a visual response to an...