Tatu Hiltunen

Give Me My Fitness, 2006

DVD, 4 min 14 sec, sound.

A tragicomic story about young man who is locked inside his own body which he doesn´t recognize and feel anymore the same excellent bone machine that it used to be when he was younger, happier, fittier, more productive and even handsome. But obviously he doesn´t care about that, because he is the man with the master plan. He does all his moves, the good and the bad ones, and even discover many new moves first time in his life. Where does all his kinetics come from? Finally he sink into true spirit of fitness and salvation.

This could be also dealing with bad issues like harsh objectification and exploiting of men. Could be. Nevertheless and all the same, this is innocent and immaculate. I know your boyfriend hates me.

This video is from the middle of the clip of total 35 minutes ”excercise”. Filmed in 2005. Edited 2006. Music provided by excellent Mr Velcro Fastener. Sweat.

Here is a critic text, in Finnish, of one group exhibition where this video was once showed.