Jan Svankmajer: “A puppet is a magical object”
A puppet is a magical object. It is not a toy, is it? Here they see it as puppet theatre, as puppets for kids. But it’s just not like that. These native tribes — in Africa or Oceania, etc. — the shamans use puppets in communication not only with the upper world, with the gods, but even in relation when they treat a sick person. Those shamans, when they dress as some demon or some deity, they incarnate genuinely. They are either the totem animal or the demon.
Posted on June 20, 2016, in Arts & Entertainment, Psychology & Consciousness and tagged Jan Svankmajer, magic, puppets, shamanism, short films, surrealism. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
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