[aha] Fwd: from Jason Van Anden - A Perfect Storm of Art - This Weekend on Governor's Island

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I am thrilled to announce a new artwork of mine installed on Governor's 
Island called Dirty Dozen. It has been up for a couple of weeks, but 
this coming weekend there is a lot happening on the island, so its an 
especially great time to come visit. From June 27th-29th the island will 
be the home to FigmentFest, a fabulous mix of interactive public art and 
performances, Olafur Eliasson's waterfalls, InSite a wonderful outdoor 
sculpture exhibit and Emergence, the exhibit I am a part of. To top it 
off, David Byrne's Playing the Building at the Ferry terminal.

Governor's Island is a wonderful open space that is a pleasant five 
minute ferry ride from downtown Manhattan. I plan to bring a picnic and 
spend Saturday checking out as much as possible - if you plan to visit 
please drop me a line.

Dirty Dozen is a whimsical wall projection comprised of one dozen 
animated oysters just hanging out (see below), until they sense their 
space has been invaded. The longer they are left undisturbed the more 
boisterous they become. When disrupted they take a deep breath and clam 
up. Genius of sound Nat Hawks created the oyster "vocals" which are 
evocative of NYC's sidewalk culture. Sensor Sansei David Liatti of Glide 
provided the magic that make the oysters live.

Its been a pretty busy summer exhibit-wise, and I let the newsletter 
slide a bit. To recap, Neil and Iona are away at the San Jose Museum of 
Art in a show called Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon and Farklempt! 
was exhibited as part of DIGit, a new media festival in Narrowsburg, New 
York.

Ferry schedule and directions to Governor's Island can be found here. 
Follow the links above or visit the smileproject.com home page for more 
details.

Best Regards,
Jason Van Anden
smileproject.com