Photo © Greta Dičūnaitė Kartumas

Lithuanian Youth
1 upon a time
generation

Curators: Šalnė Bučiūtė, Viktorija Ivanova
17 09 2008 – 27 09 2008
French Culture Centre

Photographers: Greta Dičiūnaitė, Eglė Jociūtė, Martynas Kundrotas, Adomas Lukas, Valentin Sonov and Tomas Vinickas.

SIX ILLUSTRATIONS OF HOW A NEW IDEA DISCONCERTS A MAN UNPREPARED FOR IT

I
Writer: I’m a writer.
Reader: In my opinion you’re a shit!

The writer stands for a few minutes, shaken by this new idea, and falls down in a dead faint. He is carried out.

II
Artist: I’m an artist.
Worker: In my opinion you’re a shit!

The artist turns as white as a sheet,
Sways like a thin reed
And unexpectedly expires.
He is carried out.

III
Composer: I am a composer.
Vanya Rublyov: In my opinion you’re a shit!

The composer, breathing heavily, sank back. He is unexpectedly carried out.

IV
Chemist: I’m a chemist.
Physicist: In my opinion you’re a shit!

The chemist said not another word and collapsed heavily to the floor.

V
A group of 6 young people. We’re young.
Š.Bučiūtė and V.Ivanova. In our opinion you’re photographers!

The group of 6 young people stands quietly in a state of shock while Š.Bučiūtė &V.Ivanova are hanging their works on the walls of the French Culture Centre.
(Adapted from the D.Kharms „Incidents“)