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.
With this project Bernhardt Laboratories intends to create drawings and plans of attainable and unattainable set pieces for installation and theatrical purposes. Our first project will be a wave machine. As per the purpose of Bernhardt Laboratories, the drawing for this proposal and those like it will be considered finished works in drawn form as well as plans for realizing a practical application of the proposed idea.
