Galina Toktalieva for die Wiener Nachrichten Jetzt_mit_Übersetzung Whenever I go to Main Square with idea to make good photo of a horse, the blinders – leather flaps of bridle to keep horse from seeing anything on both sides – abash me. They say horses need those blinders to drag carriage with tourists forward. They also [...]
Pressure in form of compulsory education In breaks we were eating together in dim canteen of education center in routine of our unemployment compulsory course. Dining hall was full of people.It was steaming stewed cabbage, which melted in the mouth and reminded me of hearty soviet meals, which were but 200 times cheaper. My companion treated [...]
Großeinsatz der Polizei bei Kurden-Demo in Wien Rund 1.500 Kurden hatten an der Samstagsdemo gegen die Türkei teilgenommen Zwischen Türken und Kurden herrscht wieder einmal dicke Luft: Zunächst wurde Kurdenführer Abdullah Öcalan in einem türkischen Gefängnis – je nach Lesart – gefoltert oder durchsucht. Dazu kommt es immer wieder zu gewalttätigen Zwischenfällen und Festnahmen wegen [...]
Christoph Exler. Everybody has his own concept of love and art. And love is the only form of art where everybody considers himself to be highly professional. I wrote these angry lines after personal talk with this painter in one of Vienna cafes. He impressed me as sarcastic person with obviously reduced respect to others [...]
Honestly, I do not know what love is. For me it is mystery, that has little to do with intimate contact. It can perfectly exist and flourish in heart without body closeness to beloved. Weird thing is that many men are so eager to conquer woman body, and do nothing to conquer her thoughts. After [...]
