Barbora Slapetová, Lukás Rittstein: Ultra: Why the Night Is Black

By Barbora Šlapetová

A three-part artistic research project exploring the oral histories of the Papuan Yeli Mek tribe, in a symbolic "final first contact" between cultures

Czech artists Barbora Slapetov and Luk s Rittstein (both born 1973) have created a three-part series based on their work with the Papuan Yali Mek tribal chiefs. This first book, richly supplemented with black-and-white photographs, is the first ever transcription of recorded interviews conducted with this specific tribe.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8074373770
• ISBN13: 9788074373770
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Kant
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 3.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.5" x 11.0"