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I am Great
3'16


This video has been shown on national television in the Art Program VPRO Nachtpodium.

‘I am Great’ is shot outdoors in the streets of multi cultural Rotterdam. The camera registers arbitrary passersby that get a sticker stuck on. "I am Great" says the sticker. The reactions people show are very diverse; we see a lot of people laughing, there is unbelief, shyness, questioning, feeling proud. Also one man is misunderstanding the Dutch word on the sticker ‘geweldig’ (great) which comes close to ‘geweldadig’ (violent).

There are many people, who are quite competent and/or very interesting, but they don't feel themselves that great. with this action I wanted to make people think good about themselves and that they at least to theselves dare to say: "I am Great".

Shown:   - Rotterdam TV/CO2 free TV: 10 weeks, 10 artvideo's of Kim Engelen 2010
- CBK etalage Rotterdam tot 19 mei tot 2 juni 2008
- VPRO Nachtpodium 1 mei 2005
     
Credits:    
Idea & realisation   Kim Engelen
Sticker-adhesiver   Shereen Tadros
Subtitles   English subtitles with the 1 minute version July 2004
Location   Rotterdam

Format

  DV Cam
Original Length   3'16"
Date   July 2003
     

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