Ruth Van Beek – Eldorado Purple Institute The Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia was a unique experiment with progressive social forms that were matched by specific urban and spatial development

relatives and farm hands were asked to perform the exercises in front of the camera so Stejskal could photograph them

and why (and how) you need to build a machine for decision-making

Tristan Zsara and other artists

In Tales from the Dark Side of the City: Treasured Island

Ruth Van Beek – Eldorado Purple Institute The Socialist Republic of YugoslaviaRuth van Beek uses the established visual codes of photography to guide viewers into a belief in the incredible rarity or importance of the depicted object, even when that object is unidentifiable. From a growing archive of found photographic material, she arranges images in constantly changing ways. Specialist books and magazines from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s are the primary source for her odd and playful collages, with subjects such as tending bonsai