Images of 51 consecutive Olympic sprint finals are part of five interactive storylines in this web documentary about the symbolic meaning of Olympic athletes.
Interactive web documentary about the symbolic meaning of Olympic athletes. Via the stage of the Games, athletes can grow into the ultimate representatives of their nation, origin, life philosophy, ideology, gender or sexual preference. Footage of 51 consecutive sprint finals are part of five interactive storylines that demonstrate how the Games transformed from an affair for white, well-to-do men from industrialised countries into the current event, where different groups of people from all over the world can identify with the athletes.
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Het Nieuwe Instituut
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Random Studio
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Het Nieuwe Instituut
Random Studio
Random Studio
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Random Studio
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Random Studio
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