The canvases are 7′ high x 6′ wide.
I have simulated the vault shape in my studio which has a ceiling height the same as the vault.
The vault actually serves as a cube-like structure – circular elements hanging from the ceiling will work better than from the 3D piece.
Often doing an installation requires flexibility and change – not unlike the pandemic!
So I am coming into the final stages of the art for this poet/artist collaboration –
I have:
- almost completed the 3 paintings that will be on the walls of the vault
- refined the concept for the structure / 3D piece – it will no longer be a stand alone cube-like structure with circles hanging from it, but the circles will hang from the ceiling
- begun testing lighting
My next steps are:
- create the 3-D art
- finalize the painting
- do further lighting testing
- order a piece of clear plexiglass to install on the vault door as a barrier – visitors will not be allowed in the vault for conceptual as well as practical reasons:
- the space is small and not well ventilated so virus could build up
- the small space might be impractical to move around in and the light bars could be tripped on
- the installation will be one that will be observed not walked into although the viewer may want to – the unavailability of the space may make it more desirable OR easier to walk by