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Ruben Bellinkx: Double Bind Performance

"Double Bind" is an intriguing work by Ruben Bellinkx, originally presented as a 35mm color film. The performance features three workmen engaged in constructing a scaffolding. As the performance progresses, the workers themselves become integral parts of the structure they are building, blurring the lines between human and construction.

This performance is not just about the physical act of building but delves into deeper themes of entrapment, futility, and the unsettling beauty that arises from these contradictions. The workers, who start off as the builders, gradually turn into elements of the construction itself, leading to a questioning of physical and metaphorical boundaries. The act appears to be pointless, yet it evokes a sense of eerie elegance, highlighting the tension between the mundane and the extraordinary.

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