venice biennale 2001. photoreport on the 49th art exhibition ...............................................................................................................................................

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great britain artist: mark wallinger (chigwell / england, 1959) commissioner: andrea rose curator: ann gallagher brendan griggs wallinger's analysis of biblical themes and symbols: - 'ecce homo' in the middle of the empty central gallery room - 'ecce homo' resonates in 'life class', a series of abbandoned donkeys - the video 'angel', a blind protagonist recites the gospel of st.john, spoken backwards while walking backwards at the bottom of the upwards escalator at london's angel underground station - the video 'threshold to the kingdom' shows passengers passing in slow motion through the automatic doors at the arrivals gate at london city airport meanwhile the soundtrack plays allegri's misere of the 51st psalm. fast quicktime clips 'angel' (106 kb) 'angel', projected video installation, 1997 'threshold to the kingdom' projected video installation, 2000 detail of 'ecce homo', 1999 by marc wallinger 'life class', 2001 by mark wallinger detail of 'life class', 2001 by mark wallinger 'ecce homo' 'ecce homo' 'time and relative distance in space', 2001 reflective sculpture by marc wallinger

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