อ่านต่อคลิกที่นี้

อ่านต่อคลิกที่นี้

อ่านต่อคลิกที่นี้

       "There's no problem... there is still enough oxygen for breathing," Dean Smart, the team leader, evenly comments. Still, everyone experiences an unnerving tightness in the air, aware that the oxygen level is lower than what is considered normal. Carefully treading further, the team becomes even more wary of their increasing discomfort, as the ill-defined pathway becomes more constricted and they are lured deeper and deeper into the cave. Yet, the instrument measuring the level of carbon dioxide present in the air reveals a 1.9 % concentration, which is still substantially lower than the life-threatening 5.5 %... 

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       In this day and age of globalized democratic values, near universal acceptance of both human rights and the right to self-determination, Burmese citizens are still being held to a different set of rules. The military junta in power continues to deny Aung San Suu Kyi her party's rightful accession to govern, persisting in inhumane practices aimed at suppressing the country's ethnic minorities, viewed secessionist and thus, highly threatening. Since the massive 1997 military offensives in the predominantly ethnic minority areas of Burma, hundreds of thousands of Karens, Karennis, Mons and Shans have been "internally displaced," forced to wander the jungle in search of safety and shelter... 

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    Although there are some Hainanese puppets that have been painstakingly and elaborately created for playing out Royal Palace intrigue, there is still a notable difference between the Hainainese and the Hokkien puppets, whose faces and bodies reflect an even more detailed and delicate craftsmanship. Beyond appearance, there are also differences in the type of audience the varying puppets attract. For example, during the time of Rama the Vth, the Hokkien puppets attracted the upper classes, particularly the Royal Palace. Still, the Hainanese puppets are accredited with the distinction of being the prototype for the "hun krabok," or the traditional Thai bamboo rod puppets. 

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    A piece of art is often valued at its original production, its single limited edition quickly consumed by a wealthy clientele - the value of appreciation is limited to one owner. A former World War II fighter pilot, Joseph Beuys (1921 - 1986) was not only one of the most innovative artists of the twentieth century, creating art by utilizing such a variety of styles as installation art, performance art and conceptual art, but also an artist who sought to bequeath his art to as large a number of enthusiasts as possible. For this German native, the most important vehicle of communication was multiple art - the mass production of a single piece of art - because it enabled him to convey and express his creative interpretations to a wider audience.

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