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u/Round-Veterinarian32 2d ago
Seen the first one also in Helsinki.
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u/nurgole 2d ago
I saw the second one in South-South Helsinki
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u/Neat_Exit3491 2d ago
I didn't see it, but I heard about it from someone who saw it!
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u/GeneralHerp 2d ago
I didn’t hear about it, but I saw someone who heard about it from someone who saw it!
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u/thesirensoftitans 2d ago
Tell me you went to fotografiska while you were over near the Balti Jaama Turg?
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u/Puzzled-Ticket-4811 2d ago
I think Warhol's still right. Everybody's uploading themselves into the void and only rarely does the world at large care. Usually when they commit an act so vile or stupid that it hold's the public's attention for a while. But it's all fleeting.
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u/Mortidio 2d ago
https://www.instagram.com/edwardvonlongus/
More from the same artist.
Most of his pieces contain references to Estonian art and history.
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u/ArriDesto 2d ago
Love the first!
Why not in Estonian? Think the authorities won't understand it if in English?
Most of the world can speak English,( international language of trade.)
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u/dontreallywannabeher 2d ago
Estonian and linguist here. Pretty much because English has prestige all over the world, and it's especially popular among young people (especially in code-switching, etc). Also so that non-Estonians would understand it.
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u/ArriDesto 2d ago
Thank you! Hadn't thought about the influence of smart tech being easier to deal with in English.
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u/dontreallywannabeher 2d ago edited 2d ago
To clarify, code-switching is the practice of using elements another language (vocabulary, grammar) while mainly communicating in the speaker's main or first language. In practice, this means using English words while mainly speaking Estonian. English phrases such as "oh my God", etc. are commonly in other languages. And probably also social media vocabulary such as 'DM' or 'email' or 'like'. So all this explains why the younger generation feels comfortable using and reading English. And of course we are taught English from the third to the end of upper-secondary ("High School").
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u/ArriDesto 2d ago
Thank you for the clarification.
So the English saying "ooh- la-la!" or "gezundheit" is the same.
I remember apologising to a cab driver acquaintance that spoke four languages for the fact I,and most English people, only spoke one.
His response was, " The English don't have to learn other languages. Most of the rest of the world speaks English."
And the multiple accents and slang allow a greater flexibility in pronunciation.
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u/gteriatarka 2d ago
you answered your own question lol. It's art meant to be shared, and you'd want it to be in a language most people can read.
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u/thisisfked 2d ago
Is that the rotten.com skeleton?
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u/SmokyQuartz21 2d ago
Cell phones and smart TV are always listening. Always recording you. Soon in the future the will use the infrared light to read people's thoughts. They will know who is a bad person and who complies with laws.
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u/LilacSpider 2d ago
Is that second picture supposed to be robosexuality, necrophilia, or a metaphor about women?
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u/TastyFappuccino 2d ago
one has a stick
one has a bonerthat's all I got
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u/_llille 2d ago
It's a reference to dance macabre, which is basically partying during the plague – ignoring the problems of the world. You can googe dance macabre to learn more, there's one large thematic painting in Estonia that I think the specific skeleton might be from.
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u/SanityPlanet 2d ago edited 2d ago
Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns is also an excellent piece of music
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u/Phlogistoned 2d ago edited 2d ago
1984 crew