The world of the magic box

The world of the magic box aka hanging around the TV

When the Week of Life was in its infant phase, we, in the editor’s office, noticed a photographic phenomenon lurking amongst the photos of the authors from around the world. It was more of a sociological phenomenon, perhaps pointing out the future investigative and scientific character of the whole project. What are we talking about? With a few exceptions, everyone who submitted one or two sets into the project, he or she included a photo lying down in front of the strong ‘magnetic box’ called TELEVISION, with own feet usually belonging to the resulting image. Resting, relaxing or just laying on the sofa watching TV has become a worldwide phenomenon. We can see here how powerful the grasp of this medium is and how we’ve become its loyal brothers and sisters. From the photos themselves, we can even easily sense the intensity that goes on during this kind of ‘action’. At times, it is electrifying as telephone wires. Other times, it can be as chilly as the spring frost. At this point, we are not here to judge, assess or evaluate; that belongs to the Author’s column section, soon to expand by another scholarly perspective. As for our concluding remark, hardly any other activity is as resembling across the continents as hanging around the TV is. Welcome to the world of the Magic box.

Jan Watzek, Student, Czech Republic

Alena Šustrová, Office worker, Czech Republic

Tomáš Fibír, Civil engineer, Czech Republic

Zdeněk Dvořák, Special education needs teacher, Czech Republic

Milan Rejholec, Student, Czech Republic

Robert Thiele, Photographer, Germany

Jan Maťátko, Bartender, Czech Republic

František Ortmann, Photographer, Czech Republic

Antonín Blažek, Student, Czech Republic

Veronika Bahnová, Retired, Czech Republic

František Zíka, Skateboarder, Czech Republic

Vlad Gerasimov, Illustrator, Russia

Stanislav Pokorný, Photographer, Czech Republic

Adolf Zika, Photographer, Czech Republic

Hana Růžičková, Photographer, Czech Republic

Rick Minnich, Film director, Germany

Jan Watzek, Student, Czech Republic

Pasi Heiskanen, Web designer, Finland

Jiří Šebek, Web designer, Czech Republic

Věra Kurcová, Businessperson, Czech Republic

Petr Hrubý , Engineer, Czech Republic

Zdeněk Dvořák, Special education needs teacher, Czech Republic

Gianna Combs, Manager, Croatia

Vladimir Brunton, Photographer, Czech Republic

Marcel Fujcik, Photographer, Czech Republic

Milan Rejholec, Student, Czech Republic

Rick Minnich, Film director, Germany

Martina Štolbová, Teacher, Czech Republic

Karel Vaněk, Technician, Czech Republic

Michal Havránek, Computer programmer, Czech Republic

Johannes Frank, Graphic, Iceland

Il Em, None, Slovakia

Martina Kaderková, Foundation director, Czech Republic

Jiří Hrdlička, Technician, Czech Republic

Jan Watzek, Student, Czech Republic

Jan Lankaš, Journalist, Czech Republic

Josef Dohnal, Student, Czech Republic

Michael Agel, Photographer, Germany

Janina Fröhlichová, Parental leave, Czech Republic

Lubomír Budný, Student, Czech Republic

Lucas Di Tiero, Analyst, Argentina

Zdeněk Dvořák, Special education needs teacher, Czech Republic

Stanislava Tomášková, Physiotherapist, Czech Republic

František Ortmann, Photographer, Czech Republic

Pasi Heiskanen, Web designer, Finland

Lubomír Kotek, Photographer, Czech Republic

Petr Hrubý, Ingineer, Czech Republic

Rick Minnich, Film director, Germany

Milan Rejholec, Student, Czech Republic

Alena Šustrová, Office worker, Czech Republic