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01/
The forest trip
One day Phanes ordered us to go into the woods. But instead of finding párky we discovered a strange paper. We used iPhone app "recover fucked up paper" to extract the original. We were astonished.
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
What the fuck is "bust the busted"?
03/
We tried finding the meaning behind the words “Bust the Busted”. We contacted different translation experts, we tried Google translate and even Zlaté stránky but with no success whatsoever.
Fig. 1: prekladac.cz
Fig. 2: google.com (from English)
Fig. 3: google.com (from Latin)
Decoding the image
04/
We were on a quest to figure out what could the wolf/man imagery with the "bust the busted" text mean. We reached out to a renowned historian Svořák, who pointed us to old, etruscan visuals.
Fig. 3: A "busty" wolf
Fig. 4: A man "busting" a "bust"
05/
Philo-sophy?
We tried contacting philosophers. Heráček was eager to give him his commentary as he was utterly mesmerized by the imagery. He said there's a deep philosophical context behind it.
A small man
"Masculinity, traditionally a symbol of control and dominance, meets its antithesis in the small man's harmless stature. Evocative of Taoist yin and yang, this visual union of contrasts embodies a profound concept: identity is shaped as much by what we are not, as by what we are. In this striking imagery lies a powerful testament to the essence of self and the dynamic interplay of opposites."
A big wolf
"Even though the wolf is enormous, he is leashed. This fact alone raises a plethora of questions. What are the origins of this creature? How was he tamed? Did the small, meek man do it? What did the wolf do before being domesticated? Was he free and full of power? Did civilisation empower him, just like Enkidu from the Epic of Gilgamesh or did he loose his ancient powers? Is he even tamed? Or does the leash represent just an ephemeral illusion of control?"
A big wolf
"Even though the wolf is enormous, he is leashed. This fact alone raises a plethora of questions. What are the origins of this creature? How was he tamed? Did the small, meek man do it? What did the wolf do before being domesticated? Was he free and full of power? Did civilisation empower him, just like Enkidu from the Epic of Gilgamesh or did he loose his ancient powers? Is he even tamed? Or does the leash represent just an ephemeral illusion of control?"
A small man
"Masculinity, traditionally a symbol of control and dominance, meets its antithesis in the small man's harmless stature. Evocative of Taoist yin and yang, this visual union of contrasts embodies a profound concept: identity is shaped as much by what we are not, as by what we are. In this striking imagery lies a powerful testament to the essence of self and the dynamic interplay of opposites."
We found nothing.
06/
We have no idea what Heráček said. But you can buy it on a tshirt.
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