A brief opening with visits of students, faculty and College administration, I got to observe the traffic of viewers through the installation in actual-size, in real time.
Photos will be posted shortly, but here are some immediate notes:
• the direction viewers walk through the piece is strongly determined; therefore the backs of the works need to be considered
• A suggestion was to put the same image on the back or two make the image transparent like a duratrans. That is exciting however:
a) If the same image is on the other side, would it be the exact image or a flop (mirror image) of it to allude transparency? What would the other side of a piece of ice or stone look like? It was never shot.
b) Would a duratrans require options (electricity, wires, etc) that would prove distracting? And, the casing would need a certain depth to avoid light show through.
• Viewers commented on other display methods; that perhaps suspension may not be necessary, The foam stands worked fine; perhaps something made of a clear material might be just as effective.
• Another viewer commented that the piece was truly interactive but from a deeply personal perspective: the viewer is delivered to their own personal environment by the large images and sound without the action of electronics--the ultimate goal of the piece.
Photos will be posted shortly, but here are some immediate notes:
• the direction viewers walk through the piece is strongly determined; therefore the backs of the works need to be considered
• A suggestion was to put the same image on the back or two make the image transparent like a duratrans. That is exciting however:
a) If the same image is on the other side, would it be the exact image or a flop (mirror image) of it to allude transparency? What would the other side of a piece of ice or stone look like? It was never shot.
b) Would a duratrans require options (electricity, wires, etc) that would prove distracting? And, the casing would need a certain depth to avoid light show through.• Viewers commented on other display methods; that perhaps suspension may not be necessary, The foam stands worked fine; perhaps something made of a clear material might be just as effective.
• Another viewer commented that the piece was truly interactive but from a deeply personal perspective: the viewer is delivered to their own personal environment by the large images and sound without the action of electronics--the ultimate goal of the piece.
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