Preview of the MoMA Project Drawings

Our laboratory directors recently met to discuss the release of images from project proposals still in progress. All concerns were addressed, and after full consideration Bernhardt Laboratories determined that a selection of images would be published here so certain of our supporters could see where their support funds are going. We think this level of disclosure is important for future project support and outweighs the concern for protecting ideas that have not been fully released. More like teasers than full-fledged documentation of our project, the following images represent just a few of the drafted drawings being made by the drawing laboratory for the MoMA project.

The ground plan of the atrium as envisioned by the drawing laboratory.

The rocket unit.

The cloud conveyor unit, seen without the applied cloud texture.

Under the Wave

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.

Static Wave

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.

Measuring MoMA

Bernhardt Laboratories will soon be working on a new project at the Museum of Modern Art. The project is called “Measuring MoMA” and indicates just that: the installation crew of Bernhardt Laboratories will be measuring the floor space, wall dimensions, and various ceiling heights of the atrium at MoMA in preparation for our installation (pending). At this time the work is in Design Phase 1, as the Laboratories have yet to secure a warehouse space locally which will accommodate the built structures that will eventually inhabit the MoMA atrium. For now, these structures will exist as proposals until such time as the exact dimensions can be delivered to us. We are now engaged in Rehearsal Phase 1 as we prepare drawings for proposed built structures. The preparatory drawings will likely be a major component of the installation, giving evidence of the various stages of production and contrasting the end result or final phase of design.

Here’s To Hoping: A Navigation Of Space Between Expectation and Disappointment

This image represents an early attempt by Bernhardt Laboratories to test the collaborative efforts of several of our workshops. The painting and sculpture laboratories developed this project with expert execution by the installation crew. For an early draft, we are pleased with the results and the potential for future projects.