Tonight was a night of planning for our series of installations at the Borg Ward! The following is a brief synopsis of each participant’s proposal for the space (or at least the ideas that they have so far):

Pietro

Creating a series of “objects” that consist of electronics and interesting things encapsulated in epoxy. These will be presented with long, thin pieces of wood as a sort of “curtain” with lights shining behind it to make it glow.

Creating a series of angular sculptures upon with we can draw, build, or do anything else with.

Holly

Creating abstracted natural environments, clustered within specific areas of the gallery that are not ideal spots to place art in a gallery space.  I’m interested to see how the work will be affected by its placement within the gallery space. All work will be created using porcelain, or porcelain slip, and will adhere. I’m interested in the fragility and sterile quality porcelain poses. All the work will be produced in the space that it will be displayed. Reason being it will allow observation of the material changing from its wet state to bone dry in the gallery. I have specific locations that I have already picked out for the work to be installed: Both spaces by the windows; Back wall of the gallery (shared with venue space); Middle of the floor in the front part of the gallery; Both back sidewalls of gallery space.

Chapa

Creating a life-sized portion of a house made out of cardboard. Utilization of the fireplace is desired. Making sturdy, impressive objects out of cardboard without disguising the fact that it’s cardboard. We’re also thinking of a cardboard yard/forest, perhaps.

Brent

Brent would like to create a robot-like construct using TVs and recycling the legs from the Thousand-eyed beast. Brent is interested in making a collection of cool, interactive things.

Topher

Giant 3D music ‘zine. Wants to work with local bands, perhaps, and/or work with typography.

Lauren

Wants to work with fabric and/or yarn to construct a dollhouse.

Jackie

Wants to work with cut paper images to fill the gallery space. Interested in working on a story of some kind (again) and wants to work with repetition of images.

The idea behind the installations is that we all bring something to the table of each idea. That means that we can expand upon certain parameters of each installation, within reason (I know Holly wants to keep a certain color palette in tact for her idea, for example).  If you want to expand on any of the ideas above, please do so in the comments!

IMPORTANT DATES!

This Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (March 23, 24, 25) we will be meeting up to start working with paper in the Borg. This isn’t necessarily for a specific exhibit, but it is an opportunity for us to meet up and get used to working with each other in that space. Bring cutting tools and drawing implements if you want!

The Borg Ward will be undergoing renovations April 9-11th and we will officially begin working on the first installation the following week. We all need to get together to discuss availability, gathering times, etc. As of right now, we will be starting with Pietro’s epoxy project.
Also, we now have a Studio Sunday Google calendar! Check it out for important dates n stuff

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