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title: 'Martha Colburn'
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date: '2026-09-08'
description: 'Part of the GOGBOT x Rijksmuseum Twenthe exhibition Democracy Now?, running from September 17, 2026, through February 14, 2027. The exhibition is free to visit during GOGBOT Festival, reserve your free ticket. In the stop-motion film Dolls vs. Dictators, toy figures from American popular culture ta…'
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# Dolls vs. Dictators (2010)

## Martha Colburn

   Art   Rijksmuseum Twenthe  

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 **Part of the GOGBOT x Rijksmuseum Twenthe exhibition [Democracy Now?](https://www.rijksmuseumtwenthe.nl/en/see-and-do/democratie-nu), running from September 17, 2026, through February 14, 2027. The exhibition is free to visit during GOGBOT Festival, reserve [your free ticket](http://gogbot.nl/ticketshop).**

In the stop-motion film Dolls vs. Dictators, toy figures from American popular culture take on brutal dictators such as Gaddafi, Mugabe, and Kim Jong-il. The dolls use their “special powers” to eliminate the violent rulers one by one.

Martha Colburn is a USA artist and one of the leading voices in experimental film. Her films are the result of a mix process of visual arts, poetry and animation with puppetry, collage and paint on glass.

  ![Martha Colburn](https://gogbot.nl/images/f/4/a/a/f/f4aafacfd6d0644f0914d6a8093affb3ef5ff10d-martha.jpg) 

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