Installation (Brian)
So it’s my second day installing here at the museum and I’m wishing I were a painter. I know painting is hard and time consuming and has its own particular problems and moments of craziness, but sitting here watching the crew wrestle my equipment (six projectors, three cameras, about a mile of cable) onto the ceiling while I calculate how to project a seamless image from this arched ceiling with its struts and beams, well, it makes me want to work in a medium where I can ship off my work and smoke a cigar while preparators bang in the nails.
The crew has been incredibly professional and forgiving. Installating is going well but slowly and I’m anxious to get everything up and running. This is the premier of my piece, Healing Pool, and I’ve never seen it nor is it finished. The elements are in place, but to complete it I need to see the work at its final scale and play, sensing what feels right and pushing it in those directions.
The rest of the space looks great and I’m excited to be in a show with the other artists. Scott Snibbe and I are good friends and have know each other since college, Camille Utterback and I have crossed paths a number of times in the art world and have become friends, and George Fifield is a fellow Bostonian, a wonderful force for new media, and also a friend. So once everything is up and running smoothly, this should be fun.
Brian
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Brian, We had a wonderful time exploring your Healing Pool. 3 Mom’s and 8 kids spent the majority of their time in Act React with it.
It took us awhile, but we just about cleared it. Then we stood back and watched it “grow”. Even during the “healing” process the light trailed our footsteps. It was a very enjoyable experience. Thank you for sharing your vision with us.