JIRI TRNKA

JIRI TRNKA

JIRI TRNKA Czech animator and puppeteer JIRI TRNKA

RUKA

RUKA

RUKA aka THE HAND ANIMATED BY JIRI TRNKA Date: 1965

dry soil in the pasture near Zbudov

dry soil in the pasture near Zbudov

The dry soil in the pasture near Zbudov, Ceske Budejovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The extent of agricultural drought in the Czech Republic has been growing steadily over the past month, hitting virtually the entire country, with nearly a half of its territory suffering from worst degree, Miroslav Trnka, one of the authors of the InterSucho drought-monitoring project, told CTK on April, 2019. Agricultural drought is a situation when there is not enough water in the soil. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

dry soil in the fields near Zbudov

dry soil in the fields near Zbudov

The dry soil in the fields near Zbudov, Ceske Budejovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The extent of agricultural drought in the Czech Republic has been growing steadily over the past month, hitting virtually the entire country, with nearly a half of its territory suffering from worst degree, Miroslav Trnka, one of the authors of the InterSucho drought-monitoring project, told CTK on April, 2019. Agricultural drought is a situation when there is not enough water in the soil. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

dry soil in the fields, farmer, farming, tractor

dry soil in the fields, farmer, farming, tractor

The dry soil in the fields near Sedlec and Zbudov, Ceske Budejovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The extent of agricultural drought in the Czech Republic has been growing steadily over the past month, hitting virtually the entire country, with nearly a half of its territory suffering from worst degree, Miroslav Trnka, one of the authors of the InterSucho drought-monitoring project, told CTK on April, 2019. Agricultural drought is a situation when there is not enough water in the soil. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

dry soil in the fields, farmer, farming, tractor

dry soil in the fields, farmer, farming, tractor

The dry soil in the fields near Sedlec and Zbudov, Ceske Budejovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The extent of agricultural drought in the Czech Republic has been growing steadily over the past month, hitting virtually the entire country, with nearly a half of its territory suffering from worst degree, Miroslav Trnka, one of the authors of the InterSucho drought-monitoring project, told CTK on April, 2019. Agricultural drought is a situation when there is not enough water in the soil. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

dry soil in the pasture near Zbudov

dry soil in the pasture near Zbudov

The dry soil in the pasture near Zbudov, Ceske Budejovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The extent of agricultural drought in the Czech Republic has been growing steadily over the past month, hitting virtually the entire country, with nearly a half of its territory suffering from worst degree, Miroslav Trnka, one of the authors of the InterSucho drought-monitoring project, told CTK on April, 2019. Agricultural drought is a situation when there is not enough water in the soil. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

dry soil in the fields, farmer, farming, tractor

dry soil in the fields, farmer, farming, tractor

The dry soil in the fields near Sedlec and Zbudov, Ceske Budejovice District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The extent of agricultural drought in the Czech Republic has been growing steadily over the past month, hitting virtually the entire country, with nearly a half of its territory suffering from worst degree, Miroslav Trnka, one of the authors of the InterSucho drought-monitoring project, told CTK on April, 2019. Agricultural drought is a situation when there is not enough water in the soil. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Pancer)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Karol Trnka shows prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Karol Trnka shows prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, is seen on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Karol Trnka shows prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Karol Trnka shows prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Karol Trnka shows prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet

Karol Trnka shows prototype of a tublet, a device for practising the writing and reading of the Braille alphabet, within an exhibition marking 210 years since Louis Braille's birth, on January 7, 2019 in the Brno Technical Museum, Czech Republic. The technology was developed by the Slovak Trnka association and will enable the visually impaired to learn Braille alphabet without an assistant. (CTK Photo/Monika Hlavacova)