able ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Category : Arch itecture ▁awards <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁By r ne ▁is ▁a ▁contemporary ▁artist ▁born ▁in ▁B elf ast , ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁now ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁By r ne ▁received ▁his ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁B elf ast ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁B elf ast . ▁After ▁gradu ation ▁he ▁began ▁pract icing ▁as ▁a ▁performance ▁artist ▁while ▁att ending ▁the ▁S lade ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁performance ▁artist , ▁gallery ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁theatre ▁based , ▁By r ne ▁began ▁address ing ▁identity ▁and ▁issues ▁around ▁the ▁conflict ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁performed ▁A ▁Border ▁Wor rier ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Theatre ▁Festival . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁produced ▁Border ▁Inter pret ative ▁Centre , ▁a ▁visitor ▁centre ▁and ▁sou venir ▁shop ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁which ▁attract ed ▁media ▁attention ▁on ▁its ▁opening . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁ne on ▁decor ated ▁simple ▁b ree z eb lock ▁structure ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁border , ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁B elf ast - D ub lin ▁road . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁after ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁week , ▁it ▁was ▁documented ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Gallery ▁shows ▁in ▁Dublin ▁( The ▁Border ▁It self , ▁Temple ▁Bar ▁Gallery , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ),