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dear albert,
if they are going to threaten you, we could try to threaten back.
Please tell me if they want to draw you to court.
susann
Dear Susann,
I'm glad that you like the work! I think that your view is precisely
How things are. Things which this latest work tents to "touch" gently!
I heard that the BA are preparing a "lawsuit against the artist",
so maybe this thing is not over jet. However I'm also satisfied with the result,
and I feel good about it.
I want to thank you for the kind words and the support.
Keep in touch!
Yours,
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susann Wintsch" <wintschsusann@gmx.ch
To: "Albert Heta" <aheta@kfos.org
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: It's time to go visiting
Dear Albert
I find your explanation that it is only art was probably really
shocking. This is what politicians or econmists are afraid
of,they are afraid of art, because they are actually helpless to react
without beeing ridicilous. Maybe the would like to do so, but it
is in fact impossible to draw an artist to court; besides, they know
that artists will always find a group of people who defend the
right of beeing critical. So the weapon "it is only art" is really
a
strong one, it undergoes any subscribing. I admire the work.
yours, susann
Dear Susann,
The reaction was strong but limited in the circles that read
JAVA newspaper and that were able to see the banners with stickers on them.The
stickers NO VISA REQUIRED were put on four (4) banners of British Airways
BA)campaign between 9.00 - 9.30 PM on July 2nd and were taken off by the company
that owns the advertising space in the next morning sometime between 7.30
and 9.00 AM.
The photo was published on the JAVA magazine, in the space called photo
Of the week, but was ignored by two main daily news papers. The editor of
JAVA afterwards told me that he thought that it was a computer generated image,
and not a real thing! So this tells me that if he knew what it really was
he would not show it. The problem here is that the people are scared to say
their opinion openly. When I say this I'm mostly thinking of new editors.
They are very much dependent from the foreign donors, and afraid
Of their influence.
Anyway, the BA immediately reacted as they saw the stickers and
Made a lot of pressure to the company that owns the space, and somehow
After 11.30 AM on the July 3rd they realized who did it. I was called for
a meeting by the company, and was warned that there will be consequences after
what I did.
One very interesting sentence that the owner used was "How can I
Explain that an intellectual like you did this!". I tried to explain
That this is "only" an artwork, but it didn't work so much.
On the 4th of July, as were presenting some art works to Rene
Block (he was here visiting for an exhibition), a relative of Mehmet Behluli,
who works in BA, made a disturbing phone call, and asked him if he new me
and the editor of JAVA and explained that a lot of damage was done to the
BA and that people are calling at BA and asking if it true that they can travel
abroad and no visas are required. The editor of JAVA was also called by this
guy from BA and warned about the consequences, and he advise me to be nice
to these people when they call you!
Now its quiet and I'm waiting for any new reactions.
Yours,
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: <wintschsusann@gmx.ch
To: "Albert Heta" <aheta@kfos.org
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: It's time to go visiting
Dear Albert
Thank you! What a pity that it is too late to integrate it.
congratulation.
hov many posters were it? How was the reacition in the
public? Iam curious.
Yours, Susann
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IT'S TIME TO GO VISITING: NO VISA REQUIRED, Public Intervention on British Airways billboards, removed after 11 hours, 2003. -> click on image to enlarge