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Portal relocates from New York to Philadelphia, livestreaming to the world

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Portal relocates from New York to Philadelphia, livestreaming to the world

A Portal video installation launched at the JFK Plaza, also known as Love Park, where it now livestreams 24/7 to other countries. In May, the art installation was originally installed in New York.

Philadelphia now has a portal to the rest of the world.

City officials unveiled the massive circular video “Portal” at the JFK Plaza, better known to locals as Love Park, where it now livestreams 24/7 to other countries.

In May, the portal art installation was originally installed in New York City, offering a continuous unfiltered livestream through another device in Dublin, Ireland.

The device also streams to others portals in Vilnius, Lithuania, and Lublin, Poland, alternating locations around every three minutes. Another portal is slated to launch in Piaui, Brazil, according to the organization behind the installations, Portals.org.

The portal will stay at the Love Park up until Nov. 7 before it’s moved to a different location in the city, according to local station WCAU-TV.

Crack on screen to be fixed soon

The portal’s screen debuted to Philadelphians with a slight crack that either happened upon arrival or ahead of installation, WCAU-TV reported. During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he quipped that the small crack is similar to the Liberty Bell.

Michael Newmuis, the 2026 director for the City of Philadelphia, told the KYW radio station that the crack was not caused by a crack or vandalism. He added that a new crack has been ordered to fix it soon.

“I can say confidently that crack is not the result of vandalism, and it’ll be fixed in a few days,” Newmuis told the station. “But we’re not going to let that give us a reason to not move forward in offering this unparalleled opportunity for people to engage.”

Portals aim to connect the world

The concept for the Portals was founded by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys, an author and entrepreneur who wanted to connect the world through its livestream installations. More portals are expected to install in other countries, including Brazil and Ethiopia.

The project is “conceived as a testament to the power of art to transcend physical barriers,” the Flatiron NoMad Partnership said in a news release.

“The one most misunderstood thing about Portals that sometimes frustrates me a little bit is that it’s not about connecting just two countries,” Benediktas Gylys said in an Instagram video in September 2023. “Portals are sculptures that form a global network that is going to act as a bridge to a united planet.”

Contributing: Emily DeLetter & Mike Snider

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