Dan Shipsides | The Belfast Way
Curator: Sergio Edelsztein
March 5, 2005 - May 21, 2005
Dan Shipsides literally takes us to a different dimension, exploring the idea of movement in space. An accomplished rock-climber, Shipsides dedicated many of his works to this activity, often performing, documenting or describing climbs.
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His video works in the show were shot during a previous visit to Israel and they address issues common to both Israel and Northern Ireland. Green Line Sisyphus is an incessant loop featuring the artist climbing a boulder near the invisible Green Line separating Israel from the West Bank. This is not a vertical climb, but rather a round one, an endless, hopeless circling of the rock. Temporary Viewpoint is a journey through Israel and the West Bank. In a voiceover, the geo-political situation is analyzed by an English-speaking Irish-accented narrator.
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