A three-part artistic research project exploring the oral histories of the Papuan Yeli Mek tribe, in a symbolic “final first contact” between cultures
Czech artists Barbora Šlapetová and Lukáš Rittstein (both born 1973) have created a three-part series based on their work with the Papuan Yali Mek tribal chiefs. This first book, richly supplemented with black-and-white photographs, is the first ever transcription of recorded interviews conducted with this specific tribe.
STATUS: Forthcoming | 7/16/2024
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Barbora Šlapetová, Lukáš Rittstein: Ultra Why the Night is Black
Published by KANT.
A three-part artistic research project exploring the oral histories of the Papuan Yeli Mek tribe, in a symbolic “final first contact” between cultures
Czech artists Barbora Šlapetová and Lukáš Rittstein (both born 1973) have created a three-part series based on their work with the Papuan Yali Mek tribal chiefs. This first book, richly supplemented with black-and-white photographs, is the first ever transcription of recorded interviews conducted with this specific tribe.
