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Cenizas y diamantes

Película polaca, estrenada en 1958 y dirigida por Andrzej Wajda , basada en la novela de 1948 del mismo nombre de Jerzy Andrzejewski .

Muy a menudo, eres una antorcha en llamas

Que vuelan alrededor como trapos encendidos;

No sabes si las llamas traerán libertad o muerte.

¿Consumirán todo lo que debes amar si quedaran solo cenizas y confusión?,

Qué pasa en el abismo de la tormenta?

- AhíLa ceniza sujeta la gloria de un diamante,

Estrella Matutina del triunfo eterno ...

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Daniel Richter (German, 1962), Janusband, 2009. Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 60.2 cm.

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The Pack - Joseph Beuys

“The Pack exudes the chaotic and dynamic energy which Beuys considered essential in order to bring change in society. Twenty-four sledges, resembling a pack of dogs, tumble from the back of a VW van. Each sledge carries a survival kit made up of a roll of felt for warmth and protection, a lump of animal fat for energy and sustenance, and a torch for navigation and orientation. Beuys commented: ‘This is an emergency object: an invasion by the pack. In a state of emergency the Volkswagen bus is of limited usefulness, and more direct and primitive means must be taken to ensure survival.’

“This strongly autobiographical work refers directly to Beuys’s plane crash over the Crimea during the Second World War. He often described being rescued by a band of Tartars who coated his body with fat and wrapped him in felt. Whether real or mythical, the story shows the symbolic importance of these materials in Beuys’s mind. It also suggests a fable of death and rebirth in which Beuys is purged, perhaps of his wartime guilt, and brought back to life by a nomadic people.”

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