Nearly a week after it first opened to the public, the Portal art installation that connects New York City and Dublin, Ireland with a 24/7 video livestream has temporarily shut down.
A spokesperson for the Flatiron NoMad Partnership said in a statement to USA TODAY that “the inappropriate behavior was committed by a small number of portal visitors and is amplified on social media.”
Despite 24/7 security and barriers in place in New York City, teams in New York City and Dublin are unable to operate a large circular livestream portal, according to a statement from the Flatiron Nomad Partnership. Since its opening, it has been working to prevent inappropriate behavior that has appeared on both sides. Since its release.
There were two identical “portals,” or hubs of the arts, connecting two cities separated by an ocean and more than 3,000 miles with a 24/7 live video link. New York City’s Portal is located in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, while Dublin’s Portal is located near O’Connell Street, the city’s main street.
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When will the New York City/Dublin portal reopen?
The portal connecting New York City and Dublin will be closed for several days and will reopen on Tuesday at 5pm New York time/10pm Dublin time, according to a post on Flatiron Nomad Partnership’s Instagram Stories. “It will be done.” this weekend. ”
The Flatiron NoMad Partnership said in a May 8 press release that the New York City and Dublin portals will operate until fall of this year.
What is a portal?
Portals.org, the organization behind this installation, established portals in Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin, Poland in May 2021. Portal founder Benedictas Gillis, a Lithuanian artist, author, and entrepreneur, funded the initial project, while local groups collaborated on the installation of the portal.
Contributor: Mike Snider, USA TODAY.
