BALALAIKA inventory-giantheadbench (Kenwood/Hyde Park)

(Kenwood/Hyde Park)

1 x 6 x 1"

All Power to the Imagination

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1976-1981 concentrates on the early period of field actions when the problems of documentation—how to capture and convey ephemeral action to non-participants—were just beginning to be considered

BALALAIKA inventory-giantheadbench (Kenwood/Hyde Park)BALALAIKA is the second of three prints in our Around the Samovar series. Balalaikas are a Russian three stringed instrument with origins in central Asia. The name is inspired by the Russian word for chatter and the instruments were widely played by working class peasants and wandering artists. It was common for someone to play one around a group gathering, including a samovar, while others socialize with the high pitched notes of the balalaika in the