We just discovered a photograph of the nylon wave from the interior. After our last post one of our employees in the front office recalled that she had taken this image during the wave’s brief installation in the test lab. Happily, she is not one to quickly delete photos taken on her cell phone. Now if we could just find someone who has a video of this piece.
This image shows a version of one of our wave machine prototypes. It is from our series of theatric special effects created from found objects. Not seen in the photograph are the fan placed at one end and the rippling motion caused by it. Unlike theatre, which requires a certain amount of audience distance, this effect encourages close scrutiny. Upon entering the space created by the volume of air under the fabric, one is enticed to stay by soft blue light and the cool rush of air.
The Bernhardt Laboratories installation crew will be in New York May 14-21, 2008. During this time we will compare our initial work on the MoMA project against the space of the atrium on site. Some aspect of measuring will occur in order to refine our current plans for installation. The future of the project will be determined by our evaluation of the space as compared with our initial estimations. It is conceivable that the project could remain unchanged or that it may undergo drastic reevaluation, but much of this is dependent on the judgments of the installation crew. It is yet undecided if the creative director will visit the project site at this time.
