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Julia Kristeva could be described as philosopher, literary critic, psychoanalyst, feminist, as well as a novelist. Her concepts cover a vast array of ideas nevertheless always with clarity and cohesion.For me Kristeva has been one of the very influential thinkers. I especially enjoy her texts about revolt, in contrast to revolution. Female revolt.I was introduced to the writings of Kristeva in my late teens and I was devouring the words and concepts with such a hunger. Simultaneously becoming an artist, I had finally found a pillar of strength, I made some of my earlier installations and performances incurably inspired by her take on the talking subject, speech before the words. Could there exist speech before words? What are words after all? And how did these 'words' manifest into actions! She also provided me with a more acceptable angle into the history of art, beyond dichotomies, with a gentle 'douceur'.At the end of the 90's she also undertook a wonderful quest in the form of a trilogy about three female geniuses - three subjects : Hannah Arendt, Melanie Klein and Colette - life, madness, words.Her recent novels also provide any reader with great excitement.

'Live carefully, with your eyes open, and try not to cause pain.'Krzysztof Kieslowski was an influential Oscar-nominated Polish film director and screenwriter. He is internationally best known for his trilogy Three Colours: Blue White Red - Trois Couleurs: Bleu Blanc Rouge as well as the Decalogue: ten one-hour films taking place in a Warsaw tower block. Each film is titled as one of the ten commandments.For me the cinematic language of Kieslowski has always been very special. Although his language is visually sublime, detailed both in the qualities of duration as well as movement and direction it nonetheless never overcrowds or seeks to decorate the events taking place. For me this language is a true language of insight and intuition, language of a true master of cinema. Also the interplay of the moving images with the soundscapes, speech or music provides yet further pleasure to the spectator of his films. There is also always a certain absence, ineffable, on the screen, giving the spectator more room to grow together with the story.Kieslowski has always managed to leave me standing on the sharp edge of a knife, but still feeling pleasure!

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