McIntyre Library Exhibition: Student Installations, April 2011

Link: News Release

Link to Balloon installation video
The Balloon Team:  Lee Wegener, Mathias Hughey, Matt Ludvigson, Kelly Farrar, Laura Kelleher, Megan Byron

LInk: Jake  discussing group installation project in McIntyre Library.  April 28, 2011
String Scupture Team:  Jake Heitzig, Chen Xiangyun, Teresa Larrabee, Kelsey Kocvara

Video Theater of Violence 

Video Theater Team:  Anna Havens, Phillip Schladweiler, Jamie Nelson, Travis Thorson

Video theater content

Live performance with video projection.
Performance Team:  Brent Crawley and Ashley Tong 

images by Chen: St John University installations

Video theater construction

Well It's all coming together and we're all very excited to show this work. Well to be honest, we're all a little nervous considering the subject matter. We just want to say that we appreciate the opportunity to express our collective views on what is happening in the world's media and basic life of us all. Hope the message is felt and not avoided!

frames for string project

UWEC: McIntyre Library Breezeway exhibition space

Jyl's Estimate: 8' ceilings, 60'x120' (?)

There is a smaller adjoining room that can be used as well.  No windows, approximately 20'x40'(also estimated by Jyl)
Shades can be drawn on windows or coverings can be placed over glass if necessary.
Furniture can be removed.

Link to inside experience

So here are some sketches of our installation.

Our installation involves a constructed space that will enclose hundreds of inflated balloons. There will be an entrance into the space at one end. The opposite end will have a projection of the word "FULL". The interior of the space will be visible from all sides because the walls will be made of transparent plastic. The audience is invited to enter the space and interact with the balloons. Our hope is that the balloons will gradually be popped, creating more open space in the structure. As the balloons pop, more of the word "FULL" will be readable. We want to question how the space inside the structure (and inside the balloons) is percieved. Is it full when the balloons are inflated? Is it full when the balloons are popped?

As of right now, our installation takes up an area about 27' x 10'. Is this too big? If so, we have ways of making it take up less space. Where would be a good place for us to install. You guys know the space better than we do, so feedback would be helpful on this matter.

Thanks!

-The balloon team