Installation Final Project Re-imagining Space
Experiments in Installation Final Project Re-imagining Space: Transforming
FORM:
The installation art will be in the form of a word. The typography of the word will be easy to read three-dimensional block letters. The letters will read “convenience.” The letters will be covered in one-time-use-plastics.
CONCEPT:
What are you trying to say with your piece?
The conceptual framework for this art installation is to raise awareness about the growing problems and concerns surrounding the use and disposal of plastics, specifically one-time-use items. One-time-use plastics are made and used due to their convenience to consumers and cost effectiveness to the producers. The result of the worlds mass consumption of plastics is causing a planetary problem, the consequences of which science has been uncovering over the last decade. Plastics do not biodegrade. Plastics photo-degrade, which means that they only break up into smaller and smaller pieces. This is a huge problem for the food chain and for humans as evidence is building about the effects of plastic ingestion by marine animals.
This piece is important to make, because it brings attention to the human desire for convenience and our failure to foresee the consequences of our actions.
The installation is scheduled for March 5th, World Environment Day. This year’s theme is “beat plastic pollution”. The site for this installation was selected because of its connection to the water and the availability of plastic debris found along its shoreline. I am currently in negotiating the installation site with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida State park Services. I will learn if I receive approval to place this installation at the requested site on May 29th.
I want this piece to grab the viewers attention from a distance and draw them in. I want to use people sense of curiosity to attract them closer. Once in front of the site, I want the viewers to gain a sense of responsibility for creating the problem and potentially push them to make even small changes. I will be onsite all day and hand out information provided by the World Environment Day website to any one who approaches me.
MATERIALS / METHOD:
Letters will be cut from wood and painted white to provide a based to build from. Each letter will be covered with one-time use plastics collected from every-where and anywhere I can find them. The letters will be covered in one of two ways. The letters that are decorated with larger plastics will be drilled full of holes and the plastics will be sewn on and the letters that are decorated with smaller plastics capable of falling off easily will be glued on. Each letter will have two wooden stakes attached to them and go into a base consisting of a cynder block and sand to give stability while being exposed to the elements. Materials will be left raw so that viewers can determine exactly what they are.
LOCATION:
At 48” tall the word should be readable at up to 2000 feet away. This will draw in boaters, beach goers, and air traffic. The ideal site is less than 500 feet from the Fort Lauderdale Port where over a thousand boats come and go every day, including container ships and cruise ships. The Fort Lauderdale international airport is also near by and the planes fly low enough that passengers can see it from their windows.
IDEAL SITE
Alternate locations have been talked about, see below
Visible to planes and foot traffic, not visible to boaters, not on the water, large clearing visible to the public concession stand.
Visible to concession stand, some boaters who travel down whisky creek and use the boat marina at the park.
REFERENCES:
Inspiration for this work came from my personal care and concerns with the environment. My personal artwork deals with intercepting the waste stream and using end-of-life materials. My love of the water, concerns about sustainability, and personal research has led me to create this piece.
interested in bold block letters
rolled plastic and paper products, stuck in a fence, but I do not have a fence to us
Use of plastic bags to create letters for a poster campaign
BUDGET:
| Material | Qty | Resource | Cost |
| 48 x 96 Plywood | 4 sheets | 2.5 FOUND BOARDS,
Purchase 2 from Lowes |
$14.98 |
| White exterior paint | 1 gallon | In stock | $0.00 |
| 3/8-1/2” drill bits | 3 | in stock till dull | $ TBD |
| Large Needles-Crochet | 1-pack | Walmart | $1.69 |
| 36” Wooden Stakes | 1-pack | Lowes | $13.97 |
| 3” chip Brush | 2-4 | 2-In stock | $ TBD |
| Cotton Twine | 2 Rolls | Walmart | $4.97 |
| 8 x8 x 16 Cynder Blocks | 11-22 | Lowes (1.22) | $15.00-30.00 |
| 1” Wood Screws | 100 pack | Lowes | $4.76 |
| One-time Use plastics | 1,000 plus | Friends, Family, School | Free |
| Missed Work | 1 day off for install | Sick Days | $155.00 |
| Park Entrance Fee | 1 day | State Park | $4.00 |
| U-haul Truck Rental | 24 hours | If items can not fit in vehicle-U-Haul | $30.00 |
| Gas-Refill | Unknown | Cumberland farms | $15.00 |
| $259.37 |
TIMELINE:
| Date | Tasks | CONVENIENCE |
| 5/24 | o Visit site and talk with Park officials
o Collect beach plastics for midterm, sort and clean o Determine installation site o Document site o Begin cutting out letters (qty 2) |
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| 5/25 | o finalize project proposal and begin typing
o Cast plastic egg molds for midterm o Purchase needed materials o Cut more letters out (qty 6) |
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| 5/26 | o Finalize Proposal and submit to assignment and discussion
o Create blog submission o Put eggs in container and document for midterm o Cut out last of letters (qty 3) |
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| 5/27 | o Document day 2 of eggs drying, compose video for website
o Post Midterm project to website and share o Mount stakes, drill holes in letters, and paint white (qty 11) |
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| 5/28 | o Respond to project posts
o Mount plastics to letter E’s (plastic bags) o Sew plastics to one letter N |
E,E,E, N |
| 5/29 | o Respond to project posts
o Sew plastics to letter C and Glue plastics to Letter O o Create letter I o Create Long line of straws for consequence overlay. S E Q U |
O, I |
| 5/30 | o Finalize both letter C’s
o Call Park to speak with Manager about confirming site o Draft Artist Statement o #6 Read/Write/Reflect Ephemeral Assignment |
C, C
Would they like for me to create a press release? |
| 5/31 | o Work on Letter V, and another N
o Finalize and submit #6 assignment |
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| 6/1 | o Finalize letter V and N
o Submit Ephemeral Experiment o Final Arrangements for Son’s 5th Birthday
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V, N |
| 6/2 | o Day off-Son’s Birthday Party-Family in town
o Learn how to use Drone for recording |
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| 6/3 | o Make last N
o Mock install in back yard o Add to piece where needed o Attach SEQU to letters and determine color contrast, paint if needed o Determine if U-haul is needed o Submit Progress Report o Draft artist statement due |
N |
| 6/4 | o Finalize work
o Practice flying Drone o Print flyers for visitors about plastic pollution o Make phone call to site for tomorrows install confirmation |
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| 6/5 | o Rent U-Haul
o Load and Install o Take Day off work o Document art o Collect beach trash |
Park opens at -8 am, closes at sundown (7pm) |
| 6/6 | o Night off-catch up on sleep | |
| 6/7 | o Teacher Planning Day
o Upload all videos and Images to computer and begin editing o Go to bed early |
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| 6/8 | o Edit Videos and begin website posting | |
| 6/9 | o Finalize website posting and submit assignment | |
| 6/10-14 | o Group Critiques begin 10-14th
o Respond to peers o Create reflection Post |
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| 6/15 | o Submit Reflection Post |
light weight, affordable, can build big, boring to look at up close
nice secondary sign for larger install
clever idea to have on evantage point, but not good for high impact from a far
nice visually, clever use of rolling plastic bags or magazines, smart to anchor to fencing. will not hold up to wind and rain, could use fencing or chicken wire as substructure–how much is cost? anchor letters to ground-how?
