PARALLAX Peeks

[avad]

view from the street, railroad tracks behind us.


Bleary-eyed and sleepless...week of art finishing touches, installation, set-up madness. Heat wave melts us.
Setting up our Parallax containers...mine with astro-turf floor and velcro to hang pieces on walls, dropping works at -scope, more works up at Brooklyn Handknit in town for ARTspotting. Printing labels for postcards, portfolios....a blur of endless measuring and cutting and lighting and locks and countless trips and supplies, putting up posters and signs and somehow graaaaaaadually it all seemed to come together, though I was still exhaustedly hanging works while we were officially 'open to the public'..





Container of the fabulous Janey, my 'next door neighbor':


My container:

Tapp Francke's portal-like photograph on the back wall with digital slideshow, my cyburbia works on side walls.


Kayla's Vision

Mapping 2


Janey's gf Lauren, Janey, Beth



Mimosas and muffins on Sunday for a brunch.
Other pics to come. I wasn't around for our nightparty because B and I had to go to Connecticut for a wedding on Saturday..but hopefully will grab pics from the others. Pics of the other containers to come as well.B's sis was a doll and manned my container while we were gone. had to deal with our lack of sleep forgetfulness and Majordisorganization, bless her lil soul. meanwhile around the corner at -scope...

Comments

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

OOo I SO love seeing art in those little spces. It make it really personal and you can make each space it's own universe. great work, hun!

[avad.livejournal.com]

SO much potential for these containers!!! I wish I had more time- I had so many ideas! but as the deadline got closer I just didn't have enough time and energy for the specific logistics of them. :( Hopefully we'll do it again- I Really want to create a more immersive environment. But eek, I'll also have to try to get organized and get some project grant help for the expenses because it adds up quick. I tried to cut some corners by sharing the container..but then everything got toned down in the attempts to balance the experience...so I think next time we stick to one each and go nuts and just have them all connected.

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

That sounds amazing! Where did you get the containers to begin with? I've never seen anything done in that way. REALLY fabulous!

[avad.livejournal.com]

We got them from a local company.Mostly they are used for on site storage or moving. The major art fair did this in Miami (ArtBasel) and i loved it.- walking into each space and the temporary nature of it. Also recently, that NYC exhibit I wrote about 'Ashes and Snow' was presented in a building that was constructed out of shipping containers- called the Nomadic Museum. It was then disassembled and reassembled in Cali.
I think temporary structures for events are on an upswing.

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

VERY neat! I'd love to see an exhibit that way in winter.

[avad.livejournal.com]

I would have loved to create a related reading sitting area in the back of mine...mmmmmm
with a bunch of my favorite inspirational books thrown about like
Sync
Atlas of Cyberspace
Linked
etc
or even bring my whole bookshelves in and couch and make it like you're in my living room

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

I really liked the sparse, ethereal look of it. Like you're going into this container to see maps of the future or cities on distant planets. Very museum of science and industry in cubicle form. I thought it looked liek it worked well. If you had more things printed on the walls like at the entrance with info about your exhibit it would ahve SO been a beautiful sceintific/geographic/geologic room for a museum! Have I ever mentioned I LOVE your work?!? Someday I'll drive out and give you a sexay tattoo for a small painting. :) a gal can dream!

[avad.livejournal.com]

you'd be my tattoo gal oh yes.

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

Given enough time I could just map you head to toe! ;)

[avad.livejournal.com]

hehe. slow down!I'm not falling asleep around you!;)
have to really commit to the image- as you know, that's the hard part.
many ideas but have to be totally sure.

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

Just teasin dear! I don't know who would ever let me map ALL of them.

Oh yeah do I know it. Something's refining itself in my head for myself but then I need to decide where I want it. SO much to think about. :)

[avad.livejournal.com]

have to admit I really dig the juxtaposition on those rockabilly girls with their tattoo sleeves and retro apron-y ruffly superfem dresses. check out Venus mag's article on "Arteests: leading lady tattoo artists", ya. Here comes Sammy!
Love that mag. I just got a subscription finally.

And I do also love japanese full shirt/body tattoos (http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art9090.asp)- soooo beautiful.

[unluckymonkey.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah that's SO amazing! I want my tattoos to be a mix of idea and beauty so it;s not heavy handed or mindless.

[rosylavie.livejournal.com]

Great idea!

[ninakatz.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered, but keep forgetting to ask... how much do your lovelies go for? I adore the 12"x12" pieces :)

[avad.livejournal.com]

aw thanks. I'll email ya

Building a future... first with ideas, then with bricks

[rosylavie.livejournal.com]

Always love pictures you post... Really inspired description you have there of your Cyburbia exhibit.

I will create a community about alternative housing in the next few days... maybe you have ideas for a name? Dreamhouses possibly?

Love,
Julie

Re: Building a future... first with ideas, then with bricks

[avad.livejournal.com]

ooh fun. DreamHouse or DreamHome
or maybe HouseofDreams?
Utopiahouse
Housetopia

ShelterVision

Re: Building a future... first with ideas, then with bricks

[rosylavie.livejournal.com]

Hmm... How about ShelterDreams?

Or are there other words that would give the ideas of freeform housing + dream or brainstorming about all kind of alternative housing.

My first idea was HouseDreams... but "house" sounds too traditional.

:) Julie

Re: Building a future... first with ideas, then with bricks

[rokkitz.livejournal.com]

DreamDwellings?
LucidBuildings?
HomeyHovels?
LoveShack?

do you remember this: Architecture without Architects

the box looks so VUNDERFUL! you've made the rectilinear beauooootiful again! a narrative container to frame your frames. at any magnification. your booth looks like it'd be at home in The Fifth Element or something... put a motor on it, and you're set! "welcome to the futurepod!"