An interactive work of art called The Portal allows Irish and Americans to see and communicate live. This installation The road linking the cities of Dublin and New York is nonetheless threatened by the inappropriate behavior of a handful of citizens. Dublin City Council wants changes to be made toprevent these overflows.
the portal under threat by inappropriate behavior
The Portal, an interactive work of artimagined by the Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys has been installed since this Wednesday, May 8 in Paris. Dublin and New York. It allows passers-by who wish to see each other and communicate live thanks to a video link, while they are away from home. thousands of kilometers away. Far and near At the same time, the onlookers of the Flatiron South Public Plaza on Fifth Avenue on Broadway, and on the other side of the Atlantic, on O’Connell Street, can greet each other. “Conceived as a testimony to the power of art to transcend physical barriers” and “an invitation to meet people beyond borders and differences“, the Portal is open 24 hours a day and every day of the week, without rest. Despite an interesting and original concept, certain inappropriate behavior ;s have been reportedat Dublin City Council, leading the work.
she shows her chest in front of shocked passers-by during the installation of a gate which should be linked to by image Newyork-Dublin.
they closed it; the next day pic.twitter.com/yEyjbpovxO
May 14, 2024
Dublin City Council, in a press release; published Monday, is alarmed that a “very small minority of people” disturbing public order.”On social networks, videos have appeared, in which we see passers-by flirting with each other through interposed screens while passing their phone number, a passerby who shows his buttocks, a drunk woman taken away by the policeafter dancing in a suggestive way. We can also see an Irishman displaying photos of the September 11 attacks, as well as giving middle fingers and other inappropriate gestures. According to the Huffington Post, a New Yorker even broadcast a pornographic clipon his cellphone in front of him; an Irishman, who therefore saw him without his consent.
they opened a portal between dublin and new york and I just know it will be shut down before its one month anniversary lol pic.twitter.com/4MsGV7mSr8
May 9, 2024
< p>The cities of Dublin and New York have not specified how they plan to resolve this problem, but knowing that the Portal will be installed until’à in the fall of 2024, before being linked to the &àgrave; Poland, Brazil and Lithuania in the summer next time, a solution is needed!