Beringie gallery I ENG

Gallery I

The Grave photo portraits (Novoe Chaplino):

Vizuálny obsah fotografií | Visual content of the photos

Rôzne typy fotografií| Various types of the photos

Najstarší hrob (1966) s identifikaovateľnou fotografiou (okolo r. 1965), obnovený a vyzdobený fotografiou v 2000. rokoch | The oldest grave (1966) with an identifiable photo image (ca. 1965), renewed and decorated by the photo in 2000s

Zámena fotografie iným typom fotografického zobrazenia v r. 2010 a v r. 2014 | Replacement of the photo by a different type in 2010

Zámena fotografie iným typom fotografického zobrazenia v r. 2010 a v r. 2014 | Replacement of the photo by a different type in 2014

Premena zobrazenia v čase v r. 2010 a 2014 | Transformation of the image in time in 2010

Premena zobrazenia v čase v r. 2010 a 2014 | Transformation of the image in time in 2014

Neprítomnosť | Absence

Ručne vyrobený rám na fotografiu | Hand-made decorative photo framing

The photo displays of the dead at homes (Yupiget, Novoe Chaplino):

Asambláž rôznych portrétov v jednom ráme | Assemblages of the dead in one frame

Zoskupenie fotografií predkov | Photo groupings of the dead

Asambláž žijúcich príbuzných | Photo assemblage of the living

Jednotlivé portréty predkov, nezarámovaný | Single pictures of the dead, unframed

Jednotlivé portréty predkov, zarámovaný | Single pictures of the dead, framed

Ručne vyrobený rám na fotografiu | Hand-made decorative photo framing

Fotografie Alexejeva v miestnych domácnostiach | Alekseev’s photography at locals’ homes

Objects of the dead at homes (Chukchi people, Yanrakynnot).

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26, 26b The reindeer herder’s belt is hanging in the kitchen and needs to be fed until the first mourning ceremony after the funeral (usually within a year) when it is put near the grave.

27, 27b The deceased person’s umbilical cord (preserved after the birth) is hanging in the bedroom; it needs to be fed until the first mourning ceremony after the funeral when it is burnt near the grave. Note the multiple cultural interlayering of the objects grouped together – animistic element (umbilical cord), Christmas stocking, Soviet hanging carpet, and tourist souvenir.