Rehearsal I, 1999-2004 (2004)

"Rehearsal I, 1999-2004", made in collaboration with Rafael Ortega, is a video installation by Francis Alÿs composed of "Rehearsal I" (video projection, 29:30 min, color, sound) and three annex videos: Dog and Ball (1999) (video on monitor, 60 min, loop, color, sound), Maqueta, Rehearsal I (Ensayo I) (2004) (video projection, 15:18 min, black and white, sound) and Children's Game #1: Caracoles (1999) (video on monitor, 4:22 min, color, sound). "Rehearsal I" depicts a red Volkswagen Beetle tirelessly trying - and failing - to ascend a hill on the United States-Mexico border.