Street Vendors: Medellín, Tirana, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta
Netherlands - Colombia - Albania - South Africa - Indonesia / 2018-2020 / four channel video installation / HD video, 16:9, colour, 5.1 surround soundtrack / 4 x 30 min.

Street Vendors: Medellín, Tirana, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta is a video installation featuring four films about street vendors in four cities on different continents. The phenomenon of microeconomics is the common thread in the work in which street vendors are observed in their trade and walk. The day passes, the viewer watches - without voice-over, dialogue or explanation. The small entrepreneurs prove to be resourceful in their claim of sidewalks and, while improvising, they manage to generate their income. The films reveal the beauty of unintentional compositions, colors, forms and repetitive qualities. By this, the four films remind of installation art and performance. Website: Street Vendors

On the occasion of the world premiere of Street Vendors a leporello was published with texts by Margriet Schavemaker, Tejo Remy, Zef Hemel and Tijs van den Boomen. Read more: Leporello

All films have been filmed by Su Tomesen
Producers on location: Paula A. Rengifo, Luis Palacios Giraldo, Victor Muñoz (Calle), Stefano Romano, Lina Matahariku (Rruga), James Thomas, Neville Dube, Tumi Mokgope, Jurgen Meekel (Street ), Teguh Hartanto (Jalan)
Script advisors: Karel Doing, Richtje Reinsma (Jalan)
Additional filming: James Thomas (Street)
Editing: Fynn Roovers, Vava Stojadinovic (Jalan), Su Tomesen (Rruga)
Color correction: Fynn Roovers
Supervisor: Vava Stojadinovic
Sound mix: Boban Bajic, Charly van Rest (Jalan), Erik Spanjers (Rruga)
Graphic design: Teguh Hartanto
Thanks: el puente_lab (Medellín), Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art (Tirana), SYLT Foundation and Bag Factory (Johannesburg)
Special thanks: All the street vendors in the films
Photos of the installation at Museum IJsselstein: Mike Bink

Street Vendors has been made possible by generous support of Mondriaan Fonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Tijl Fonds, Nederlands Filmfonds, Stichting Stokroos