Mr. Joseph's Last Will

1990

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Overview

One of the three epitaphs that Robakowski created between 1966 and 1994, in an installation entitled Mr Deer (Self-Epitaph). The static shot from a bird’s-eye perspective shows the artist lying on a red and pink carpet with deer antlers attached to his head. Holding a burning cigarette in his mouth and exhaling smoke, the performer delivers a longer, unintelligible monologue; the words are gibberish, as if he were speaking with his mouth full. Robakowski commented on his self-epitaph: “Today, after almost thirty years, another epitaph appears, this time of ‘Mr Deer’, to personify the desire for arrogant gestures. It is meant to decry the miserable fate of the contemporary artist as a naïve fool, a bootlicker and creator of beautiful ideas and things…”.

Status: Released

Language: PL

Production Information

Production Countries

Poland

Spoken Languages

No Language

Quick Facts

Original Title	Testament P. Józefa
Release Date	January 1, 1990
Status	Released
Language	PL

Cast

Key Crew

Józef Robakowski

Director

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