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Article: Catherine Yass: Galerie Lelong.(exhibition)
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- Artforum International
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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Two projections, both shot on film and transferred to video, face each other across a darkened room. One shows the view, from the bow of a ship, of a concrete-lined waterway leading to a massive canal lock. In the other, the camera looks back from the ship's stern at a disappearing river. Once the ship enters the lock, tiny figures scurry about on the bow to secure the vessel. Sound is minimal and muted: There is the low rumble of the ship's engine, the groan of the gates opening and closing, and an announcement made over a public address system. The ship enters the lock. The water rises. The concrete doors open and the ship emerges into a misty landscape. That's about it. ...
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