6 mai 94

Antoni Muntadas

1994

Print, 74,5 x 105 cm.
Materials: paper

Collection: Private collection, Spain.

The poster shows a close up of a photo taken on the 6th of may, 1994. You can see the hands of François Mitterand and Queen Elisabeth whilst cutting the official ribbon, opening the channel under the North Sea, connecting France to Great Britain (et vice versa).It depicts a ritualised ceremony, that we all recognize just by looking at the scissors and the ribbons. The cutting itself represents more than an opening of a tunnel, it represents the connection between two countries and the therefore is turned into a political event that links back to an age old rivalry between the two countries. It is one of those pictures that can be read on many different levels, depending on you own knowledge of history and politics and thus proving the statement that perception requires involvement.

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