"i?"

© Shahram Entekhabi 2004

 

shahram entekhabi i?
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i? shahram entekhabi
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... A man in a gray suit and white shirt stands somewhat remotely at the edge of a weekly market and allows the crowd to push by him. His attention is drawn to one of the passers-by, who bears a surprising resemblance to him. In a hectic, tense fashion, he begins to pursue the man, which leads him through streets, tunnels, house entranceways - until he arrives at his own doorstep. Has he followed himself?
... the video projection "i?", a work in ten episodes which depicts the everyday life of the protagonist "O", played by Enthekabi himself. A game of perception and observations of the self. The plot of the video by Shahram Entekhabi is not only reminiscent of the film classic "Film" by Samuel Beckett with Buster Keaton - it can also be understood as a reference to the subject of interpretation from the viewpoint of an immigrant.

 

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