Ann-Sofi Siden: Warte Mal! Prostitution After the Velvet Revolution - Hardcover

Siden, Ann-Sofi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853322253 ISBN 13: 9781853322259

Publisher: National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery), 1999

Synopsis

Fine copy in the original color printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 143 pages; Description: 143 p. ; 21 cm. Subjects: Video art --Sweden, Exhibitions --Prostitutes --Czech Republic, Interviews --Dubi (Czech Republic) --Social life and customs, Exhibitions --Women Artists --Video --Installation Art --Visual Arts.

About this title

Synopsis:

As drivers on the road from Dresden to Prague cross the German border into the Czech Republic, they pass through the frontier town of Dubi. In all seasons, day and night, women line the roadside. Desperate to attract attention, they shriek at the drivers of passing vehicles 'Warte Mall' (Hey Wait!). Dubi was once a resort, renowned for its spas. In the wake of the 'Velvet Revolution' - the events which led to the collapse of Communism in Czechoslovakia - economic instability and Dubi's location close to the economic powerhouse of Germany transformed the town into a notorious destination for sex tourists form the West. Exactly 10 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, throughout 1999, Ann-Sofi Siden, a visual artist, and filmmaker, made prolonged trips to Dubi documenting her stay through video, photography, a written diary and an extensive series of video-interviews - detailed and often harrowing testimonies of the experiences of the players in the business of prostitution: clients, police, pimps and the prostitutes themselves.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Touring Exhibitions (Hayward Gallery)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1853322253
• ISBN 13: 9781853322259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Fleck Robert