Scraping

China/the Netherlands, 2008 single-channel video DV-pal, 4:3, colour, stereo, 1'00" Screenings/exhibitions: 2009-2010 10 years of One Minutes, KAdE Amersfoort 2009 Going DUTCH, Aperture Building, New York, USA 2009 VIBA festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2009 FICIFF, La Plata, Argentina 2009 Belgian Open, Cinema Sphinx, Ghent, Belgium 2008 The One Minutes Awards, Paradiso, Amsterdam 2008 The video was part of the installation Beijing-Beetsterzwaag in Kunsthuis SYB, Beetsterzwaag The short video Scraping was shot at Tienanmen square in Beijing shortly before the start of the Olympic Games. Scraping shows a small army of Chinese working at the square. They remove chewing gum and other dirt. The video was nominated for an Award at The One Minutes Award Night 2008 in Paradiso, Amsterdam by jury member Mieke Bernink of the Filmacademy, and at The Belgian Open 2009 in Cinema Sphinx, Ghent. The video Scraping is part of four DVDs: 24 of 2008 City One Minutes Sample DVD The One Minutes Awards 2008 10 years of One Minutes 2009 All DVDs are released by The One Minutes Foundation. Scraping is also distributed by the Filmbank in Amsterdam. Watch the video. It is also published on this blogspot.