The Meaning of Things

Sven Brasch, 1919, 8 min
A pianist plays for a plump opera singer – or perhaps it is actually a pig?. A young servant enters a gentleman’s room, or perhaps it is in fact a cage full of dangerous animals?
‘How it is – how it feels’ is the subtitle of this brief animated film by Sven Brasch, visualising various pointed metaphors with his sharp, characteristic pen.

Sven Brasch was the most significant and internationally recognised Danish poster artist of the time. He designed film and advertising posters and is also known for his humorous drawings for the satirical annual 'Svikmøllen'.

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