(Video)
Wondering How Long He Can Keep Up the World

Diane Borsato, Mississauga, Ontario, 2005

Description:
I came across a soccer ball designed to look like a globe. My father is an avid soccer player and fan. I asked him to perform for a video - to see how long he could keep the ball up in the air by "juggling" it with his knees, feet and head.

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In the video father and daughter are heard negotiating everything from the terms of the performance art to international relations. I pushed him relentlessly to continue "keeping up the world", until he quit, exhausted and dripping with sweat.

Exhibition History:

Video and a photo-text composite exhibited at TRAFIC Inter/nationale d'art actuel en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Spring 2005, Québec.

Video installed at Ramfoundation, Summer 2006, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Video installed at This Neck of the Woods - Dwelling for Intervals, Summer 2006, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Video installed at FOFA Gallery, Concordia University Alumni Show, Spring 2007, Montreal.

Video installed at Art Mur, for Artefact, Summer 2007, Montreal.

The video work Wondering How Long He Can Keep Up the World is an edited 10-minute video available on DVD for $500.00 CND. Contact the artist at dianeborsato@gmail.com for purchase inquiries.