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An Archeologist of the Present
Christa Blümlinger
We had gotten used to speaking to each other in English or French, whether in public or private. That’s not to say that Harun didn’t care what language he spoke in. He loved punch lines. He quoted gladly, exactly, and without any smugness. He would often ask me about the origin of some French word that had struck him in the course of his unceasing explorations. Austrian idioms, though, remained foreign to him, even in all those years he taught in Vienna. He never ceased to be repelled by the…
e-flux Journal
Posted: November 1, 2014
Category
Surveillance & Privacy, War & Conflict, Installation
Subjects
Experimental Film, Documentary, Video Art