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Rineke Dijkstra Research Paper

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Rineke Dijkstra is a renowned Dutch photographer who has been producing video portraits since 1996. Currently, she lives and works in Amsterdam. Her latest exhibition The Gymschool, St. Petersburg consists of a three channel video installation, which shows several Russian gymnasts practicing in St Petersburg studio as they were preparing for a major competition. Dijkstra came up with this idea because Russia is famous for their gymnastics. And she has been selected to participate in Manifesta in 2014, which is the European Biennial of Contemporary Art. The event took place in St. Petersburg, so she decided to observe the training process of young athletes in Zhemchuzhina Olympic School there. These performers are making sculptures with their
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