P1120207-C-Web 560x315.mp4 Dave Greber, Join Us Today (2011), 1:30 min. single-channel video loop, sound. C: I believe you told me this video shows some group who filmed themselves on a BP oil-despoiled beach to show how happy they were to be there. So did the artist appropriate footage from some existing PSA, or what exactly was the source? Otte: Dave often employs his friends as actors in his videos. I believe this was shot on a beach on the coast of Alabama during the oil spill. Or, at least, that was how he conveyed it to me. The overarching feeling was that of denial. Denial of anything bad or troubling in the world. Remember those Coke adds from the 70s? It's The Real Thing! Everything's just great! Join the church! No problems! Take another antidepressant! We're ALL SO HAPPY! Come with us! Join Us Today! So, yes, in my opinion, he appropriated the idea of eternal bliss that we've all been sold by advertising for generations now.