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Europeans
look at Europeans
Ausstellungstipp: Comic Museum Brüssel
bis zum 21. Oktober 2007
Öffnungszeiten:
Di.-So.: 10.00-18.00 Uhr
Geschlossen: montags, 01.01., 25.12.
Eintritt: 6,20 €, Gruppen 5 €
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B-1000 Brüssel
Tel: 0032-2-219 19 80
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At the Belgian Comic Strip Centre
From 26 June to 21 October 2007
Europeans look at Europeans
100 international clichés in
comic strips
Fifty years after the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the
Belgian Comic Strip Centre has decided to get up close and
personal with the inhabitants of today's Europe. By delving
into the wealth of European comics which has emerged since
1957, "Europeans look at Europeans" tries to answer
the following series of interesting questions: How do we
view one another ? How do Czech, Dutch or French comic strip
artists look at their Polish, Belgian, English and other
European neighbours ? In short, the exhibition presented
by the Belgian Comic Strip Centre attempts to paint an original
and amusing picture of Europeans – by means of comic
strips – a picture which combines amusement with serious
reflection.
Illu: Kroll (Belgium) - Größere Ansicht
per Klick ins Bild
If you take a look at comic strips throughout Europe, you
will soon find that comic strip artists are, more often
than not, ordinary citizens like you and me – whether
they're Belgian, French, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Dutch,
German or Slovenian. Without even realizing it, a comic
strip artist incorporates into his stories the same prejudices
that permeate the society he lives in. Sometimes, however,
the artist will deliberately play around with these clichés
to entertain his audience.
A comic strip consists of very few elements: it's a series
of images which together make up a story. So despite his
storytelling talent, a comic strip author has relatively
few means at his disposal to entice his readers into his
world. Therefore, to achieve his goal, a comic strip author
will sometimes mould his characters around the very same
prejudices which ordinary people entertain about these characters.
This is particularly the case with humorous and satirical
comics. To be able to summarize a character with just a
few elements – a physique, an item of clothing, a
pipe, a beret, a moustache etc – presents authors
with a continuing challenge, but one which allows them to
come quickly to the point: the story.
Illu: Marc Sleen (Belgium) - Größere Ansicht
per Klick ins Bild
Of course, Europeans look at Europeans does not intend
to draw up an inventory of these clichés, nor does
it aim to present the entire comic strip production of the
twenty-seven member states of the European Union. On the
contrary, by delving into this enormous creative treasury,
the exhibition by the Belgian Comic Strip Centre would like
to suggest that visitors stop for a moment to think about
a selection of 100 well-known clichés and prejudices,
and to look at the often amusing ways in which comic strip
artists have used these clichés in their work. The
only criterion for inclusion in this selection was that
the authors must not have the same nationality as the object
of the cliché.
It is becoming easier for the inhabitants of Europe to
come into contact with one another, thanks to the lifting
of borders, the latest means of communication and the democratization
of travel. Yet the clichés and prejudices which Europeans
have about each another are proving very difficult to eradicate.
If even within the same country the inhabitants of two regions
can entertain such strong prejudices, what to think then
of the inhabitants of different countries ? In the course
of this exhibition, visitors will undoubtedly find that
the first thing all Europeans have in common is precisely
this collection of prejudices which they have about each
another ! And rather than confirming these prejudices, from
now on we choose to make fun of these clichés instead…
10 chapter headings of the
exhibition
They wear their identity on their sleeve
| Without making generalizations, it must be said
that Italians are short, Belgians rather chubby and
Germans reserved.
Everybody knows that Swedish women are blonde, Irish
women redheads and Spanish women raven-haired.
And it's a fact that the French are instantly recognizable
by their berets, the Maltese by their famous cross
and the Polish by their catholic persuasion.
Illu: Jacovitti (Italy) |
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They can be quite surprising
Without making generalizations, it must be said that Luxembourgers
are very careful, Hungarians less canny than their neighbours
and Estonians painfully slow. The Spanish are arrogant,
Lithuanians nervous and the Czech too serious. We also know
that the Dutch, Greeks, Rumanians and Italians are dangerous
drivers. Moreover, it's a fact that they're unrivalled when
it comes to causing chaos.
Do you call this food?
Without making generalizations, it must be said that Belgians
only eat fries with mayonnaise and the French will only
consume unpasteurized cheese and frog's legs. The English,
on the other hand, haven't a clue about good food. The Dutch
eat live fish, Cypriots feed on mezze and Bulgarians relish
yoghurt with cucumber. And it's a fact that Italians pass
on pizzamaking from father to son.
They can hold their drink
Without making generalizations, it must be said that the
Polish thrive on beer, the English on Scottish whisky, Italians
on cheap red wine, the French on old Bordeaux and the Irish
on beer… just like the Czech, Danes, Belgians and,
of course, Luxembourgers. Germans even drink it by the litre.
And it's a fact that the Dutch drink hot chocolate with
their mussels.
Folklore is never far away
Without making generalizations, it must be said that Bulgarian
singing can compete with the best alpine choirs, the French
worship the accordeon, Germans adore oberbayern music and
Spanish women dance the flamenco while their men are out
slaughtering bulls. Austrians have learnt how to yodel to
be able to communicate with their neighbours. And it's a
fact that Swedish women love to play with fire during Saint
Lucia.
Illu: Claire Bretecher (France) - Größere
Ansicht per Klick ins Bild
They have some bizarre customs
Without making generalizations, it must be said that the
Spanish are hot-blooded, the French are born seducers –
even if they don't wash every day – the Swedish are
a bit clumsy and Danes are very liberated. Hungarian and
Czech women are pretty and not at all prudish, whereas Rumanian
women are more reserved. And it's a fact that Italians will
only ever love one woman: their mamma.
Let's assume that they do work
Without making generalizations, it must be said that Polish
plumbers have conquered Europe and that the best au pairs
are Swedish. The Czech and the Dutch have a good nose for
business but it's the Irish who first coined the phrase
'business'. Danes are creative, Italians are perpetually
on sick leave while the Maltese are born salesmen. And it's
a fact that the French are always on strike.
Illu: Ciubotaru (Rumania) - Größere Ansicht
per Klick ins Bild
They can't be trusted
Without making generalizations, it must be said that the
greatest number of crooks can be found among foreigners.
For example, Italians are quite likeable but they're also
thieves. If they're not downright maffiosi. Just like the
Rumanians. And Bulgarians are excellent spies. But it's
a fact that the real experts in dirty tricks are to be found
all over the mediterranean – both east and west.
They're defined by their Past
Without making generalizations, it must be said that Belgians
are the result of a Historical accident, and that Hungarians
are brothers of the Polish and cousins of the Austrians.
Danes still yearn for their Viking days, although their
longships are preserved in Sweden. And it's a fact that
the French are convinced they invented the rights of man,
Austrians have a short memory and Bulgarians think that
they're the centre of Europe.
They remain themselves wherever they go
Without making generalizations, it must be said that although
the Dutch sleep in caravans and are proficient in many languages,
they're penny-pinchers. Just like the Scottish. Germans
are a bit bavarian on holiday, whereas the French always
act as if they were at home. It's a fact that if you were
to let them – whether in Vilnius, Tallinn or Riga
– they would pay for their glass of red with a cheque.
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