Rayyane Tabet, The Shortest Distance Between Two Points, installation view, 2013. Courtesy the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut
Rayyane Tabet
The Shortest Distance Between Two Points
4 April – 20 July 2013
at Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut
A line is a construction of distance – in space, in time, in vision. It gives definition to form and position through connection and separation.
The Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Company was established in 1946 as a joint venture between Caltex, Esso, and Mobil. TAPLine was formed to build and operate a 1213 kilometer long 78 centimeter wide steel tube to transport oil through land. With this endeavor the company described three intersecting lines – an arc of history, geography, and geometry.
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