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

[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.