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Currently on display
Unseen Current is a navigable billow
of fog flowing through Extension
Gallery. Three thousand hanging strings or "catenaries"
totaling 10 miles in length span between the walls of the
gallery in precise arrangements. From a distance, this three
dimensional array of catenaries suggests a surface or volume;
upon moving to its center, it evokes a rolling fog. To this
end, custom software was developed to explore the form of
(and generate the plans for) the project. Like a pointillist
painting in space inspired by the smoggy sky of Los Angeles,
the color of the installation gradates from a rich orange
to sky blue.
Architect Philip Johnson's
ethereal hanging-chain window treatments at the Four
Seasons Restaurant in New York also served as inspiration
for the project. Ball-Nogues "sample" what was essentially
a two dimensional decorative motif for Johnson then reinterpret
it for their three dimensional modulations in the gallery.
Designers and Principals in Charge: Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues
Project Team Los Angeles: Ben Dean, Mark Bowman, Michael Ferrante
Project Team Chicago: Christopher Bartek, Lindsay
Grote, Jack Donoghue, Kasia Mielniczuk, Pei San Ng, Marine
Manigault, Martina Dolejs, Cady Chintis, John Wolters, Ryan
Johnson, Dana Andersen, Melodi, Zarakol, Sarah Forbes, Bryant
Pitak, Kathryn McRay, Christina Halatsis, Vince Rivera, Kate
Cain, Mariga Medic
Software Development: Pylon
Technical
Curator: Paula Palombo
Unseen Current is sponsored by Extension Gallery,
The Graham Foundation, with the designer’s support provided
by United States Artists.
Photography: Michelle
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