manik vauda marija manik nikola pilipovic
Since 2002
Works in United States of America

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BIO
Belgrade artists Marija Vauda and Nikola Pilipovic have been
collaborating as MANIK since 1999.Their work reflects the
march of history, sometimes literally outside their studio, and a
dialogue with the international artistic community through
organisations and events such as Rhizome and Free Manifesta. Tiija is
their first weblog piece, their previous work has been in mediums as
diverse as video, performance, happenings, email, painting and
installation.

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DISCUSSION

Walt Disney for beginners


Bamby noticed bush of yellow flowers and came by che=
erfully

Bamby:"War?"

Voice:"No Bamby,

this is not
a war,
this is butterfly

DISCUSSION

21-th century medicine for beginners


In south Iraq in last ten years is about 300% more cancers,because American=
forces used uranium which stay in sand,ear,food."There's huge number of ch=
ildren born with different kind of deformation;without mouth,with nose in p=
lace where usually stays eye,with one eye..etc.Those hospitals are most h=
orrible places you can see.Because of sanction Iraq can't import medicine,t=
hat's why they can't cure illness in better circumstances very easy to be =
cured."I've seen children died of one specific kind of leukemia which can b=
e cure in about 90% cases.In their case chance are less than 3%.Doctor give=
injection with water to this children to give some hope to parents.One doc=
tor says:"Only difference between me and patient are that I have white dres=
s,and I know how to help him.Patient hawed no white dress and don't know th=
at I can't help him."

(Jeremy Scyhill,American,journalist in independent electronic media,his lat=
est report from Baghdad,

published in NIN,weekly magazine from Belgrade 30.January 2003)

Apologies in case that Jeremy's surname was wrong spelled in this text,in=
original source is Skajhil.

DISCUSSION

special discount for beginners


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DISCUSSION

happy end for beginners


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HAPPY END

DISCUSSION

make up


It's time to put on make up."When you open your mouth you lie."(Zen teacher=
).I wake up after terrible dream.In dream I was 35,I thought it's to much.L=
ife's so short...I need to do so many thing...It was 10 years ago.Meanwhile=
-war.If I say that I wasn't involved directly it's just part of some himeri=
c truth(there's nothing like truth,in best case there's many truth,endless =
progression of "truths").Serbia was in isolation,sanction.Now,so called dem=
ocracy, flowering and bring nice life for about2-3% of Serbian people.Mostl=
y criminals,politic and members of non government organization,people who =
take George's Soros's or who-ewer salaries(in time of hyper inflation durin=
g 1993 salary for high educated scientist was about 10 to 20$ per month,So=
ros crowd been paid approximately 10 to 20 times more).After all, they rep=
resent our culture.It's bastard between neo pop,searching for "strong sign"=
,which mean washing past and national history(like red star,titoism,communi=
sm...),memorycid,and recent cultural phenomena like turbofolk,...etc.During=
90-is we were in fanny situation.Nobody want us,so critics,moderators... w=
as against their will with local artist involved in creating cultural scene=
.During 90-is they make many books,studies,exhibition,with and about Serbia=
n art.It's strange,but in that time we were connected with most recent idea=
in Europe - Neomodernism,or Modernism after postmodernism.Of course Soros =
foundation pay for some of that project,but also they make their own produc=
tion(art,school,books...).Local mainstream was born in that time.Potentiall=
y different voices in local cultural ambient become one,and only voice,path=
etic "His master voice"about our quilt,reminiscence about past(master said =
there's no future for us,first we need to make our past clear,which mean to=
take role of World pariah,and represent example for the others.)We are cou=
ntry without future,with fake past.Actually our past is like screenplay wro=
te,rewrote,to satisfy model for next slavery countries(Iraq,South Korea..?)=
After all Hague is institution for instrumentalisation new World order,low =
segment.Many movement against globalization means that something much more =
dangerous arrive. Cruel,hard slavery.We are body for experiments in vivo.Wh=
at do you care about it?Dyske Suematsu,as I see is Japanese.Deconstruction,=
post-structuralism...Well educated man know all that stuff.It's one more op=
portunity to put hard question about existence and existing individua into =
intellectual patterns.What's her background.Which is her angle?After Hirosh=
ima Japan become example for others.National proud crushed in one day.How t=
o be human in that circumstances?Easy.To work,to rebuild what's ruined,to m=
ake economically progress...to be peaceful member of human society.Not to b=
e like Yukio Myshima!Not think!War is bad option .But "peace"in today's con=
stellation and condition is also really bad option.Who's role is to prescri=
be what's important for non western culture?Who's interest is to speak loud=
ly against war,but on the other side to show completely indifference for co=
nsequences of changing ancient tradition and customs?Something in chain of =
human gender which is signified as"I"standing in that ambivalence.After '99=
in Serbia is about30% more cancer,50%suicide, bad education.About half of =
grown people take strong sedative(Benzedine,Diazepam,Lexiliym...),social in=
surance can't cover even easiest operation.Poor people died like flies.I wa=
s shame because Belgrade is not on the list of cities who organize demonstr=
ation against war in Iraq.Dyske is young,I hope,and she hadn't see war.If h=
er attitude include reflection about post war happening,I can understand he=
r distance.OK,we wrote petition against war.We also worried about young peo=
ple who is going to die.But,we understand Dyske and her reasons.There's our=
schizoid projection,our position in"eternal return"in time which is not ye=
t and not anymore."When you think there's problem,there isn't any"(Wittgens=
tein).So let's play games with language.There's no obligation.Covered behin=
d gigantic example of human mind we live our post war illness.There's probl=
ems,but in language they are visible.We are afraid of invisible ones.
MANIK