Francis Alÿs – Children's Games no oversell the two brothers founded Film

the two brothers founded Film Culture magazine

literary space of the work

switching continuously between male and female drag

using pinhole cameras with exposure times related to concrete’s curing times

“to open the doors to what our minds have materialised and transformed into sculpture and to scrutinise what our contemporary world has created in places which are not accessible to most people

Francis Alÿs – Children's Games no oversell the two brothers founded FilmFrancis Als has documented children at play all over the world, from kids playing knucklebones in Nepal to musical chairs in Mexico or flying kites in Afghanistan. He filmed in peaceful towns and villages, but also against the backdrop of conflict and tension, such as at a Yezidi refugee camp in Iraq or in besieged Kabul. This book shows the ways children everywhere pass the time and create their own fantasies in games and leisure, whether skipping