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Authors, works and languages of the image
Josef Koudelka
Czechoslovakia, 1968
"Czechoslovakia (Angel on a Bicycle)", 1968. © Josef Koudelka / Magnum Photos.
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Introduction
An iconic and profoundly enigmatic image, it transcends the mere folkloric recording of a village carnival to become a universal metaphor for the human condition, suspended between the gravity of matter and the yearning for lightness.
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