Stay Healthy - Part Two - Taak

Stay Healthy

At the invitation of TAAK, artist Paulien Oltheten looks for examples of human contact amidst the silence and sterility surrounding the COVID-19 virus. Compared to other countries, The Netherlands allows individuals to interpret measures relatively freely. In Stay Healthy, a series of short video portraits, Oltheten documents a range of interpretations and ways of relating to each other in Amsterdam and surroundings.

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Part Two

Fitness

Man worries that his favorite log of wood for doing exercises will end up on a barbecue.

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Zebra crossing

These are the clearest stripes by far.

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Booking.com

The Booking.com entrance is a great place for hanging out in times of corona. No tourists, no wind, and bicycle trips in the countryside on weekends. This is quality living.

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Corona Traffic Sign

With the cycling path closed due to corona, cyclists’ moral compasses are put to the test.

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Tape measure

Two gender-minded women have demarcated a 150 cm distance on the sidewalk using a tape measure and wonder whether the Dutch word for tape measure is masculine or feminine.

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Soccer

Finally a chance to play soccer in the city centre.

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Rummikub

A sidewalk café board game in the last rays of light.

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Remembrance Day

Quieter than usual, a socially distanced moment of serenity.

Stay Healthy is made possible in part by AFK (Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst).