Installation Musings

It is interesting to be involved in our installation in a more supporting role.

The paranoid leader in me wants to take the reins of the project and make sure that everything gets done correctly and in an organized fashion.

The apathetic sloth in me wants to let everyone else take up the responsibility and stress of the project, while I slump back and slack off.

The pragmatist in me hopes that I end up falling somewhere in the middle.

I definitely like our idea of exploring sensations through taste, feeling, sight and sound; I am just concerned that the different elements of the project will not come together in a harmonious way.

I am trying my best to let go of that fear and to just be relaxed and excited to share cool things with my class/the world. Enjoy the art or whatever. I think I can confidently say that our group has cool things. Heck, I’m going to and list cool things right now.

1)     Wolfe’s improvisational music – It sounds good and it sounds different every time, pretty cool I’d say.

2)     Fire-breathers – Do I really need to explain why this one is cool?

3)     Laser lights (with fog) – We tried this in Wolfe’s house the other day and it’s cool for sure.

4)     After Effects Animations – They’re all fractally and mesmerizing.

5)     Candy – I like candy. Candy tastes good.

So yeah. We have all of these cool things. I just hope that all of the cool things come together and become a cooler thing – something even cooler than the sum of its cool parts.

My own responsibilities of owning a fog machine and creating animations has been challenging for sure. I basically agreed to create those animations before I had any idea if I could actually do them. But so far my risk seems to be working out. I guess we’ll have to wait and see!