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Ledge 2014
Unique sculptural theater with 6-channel HD Video and 5.1 soundtrack, 3D Animations with Rhett LaRue, Runtime 49:24, Components: aluminum, ambient audiofiles, amps, anodizing pigment, cuben fiber, ethernet switches, foam, glue, grommets, mac mini, media players, no-see-um mesh fabric, paint, plastic, powdercoat, projectors, snaps, spacer mesh, speakers, staples, steel, rear projection fabric, reflective tape, rip-stop nylon fabric, rope, rubber, tape, thread, tubular webbing, various hardware, webbing, wireless programmable lights, wireless router, wood, zippers. Dimensions variable.
What a joy it was to develop this project with Lizzie and the team. We took an analog/digital “hybrid” approach and mocked up all the screens full size to be sure the overall scale of the experience in the tent would feel right. We then went back and forth using real tent poles to rough out the natural curves while inputting the dimensions into the computer and our scale model to make sure we would like the overall shape of the whole. Once we had the overall tent pole structure mocked up we draped material and took patterns directly off the structure to translate them to fabric. It was really fun but also super challenging. We also integrated “butt kickers'' into the platform so it would shake with specific scenes from the film. Ria and the FTS team were in charge of the sound and media integration.
One more fun detail was coming up with a language for describing all the parts. When you make something with this many components you get to develop an entire naming language to be used in the 72 page installation manual!
Tent Installation Design/Fabrication Team:
Lizzie fitch/Ryan Trecartin
Ria Pastor
Sean Grattan
Rhett LaRue
Chachi Mathis
Chris Dyson
Mary Brøgger
Sofia Arreguin
Karen Lembke
Image Source and more information at https://www.regenprojects.com/exhibitions/lizzie-fitch-ryan-trecartin
https://vimeo.com/112421395
