INTERACTIVE SWING INSTALLATION

The 55,000-square-foot space at the Park Avenue Armory is housing a large-scale multimedia installation titled the event of a thread by visual artist Ann Hamilton. Audiences are invited to  revisit their childhood and ride the 42 swings that have been set up.  

It gets even cooler though - a towering giant billowing white curtain that separates the hall, sways back and forth, it’s motion controlled by the movement of the people on the swings. 

“In addition to the swing-controlled curtain, there are stacks of cages containing 42 homing pigeons and a station at which two readers speak into microphones. The text they are reading imparts knowledge that guests to the exhibit are free to choose to listen to. Knowledge is, after all, a choice one makes to attain. There is also a station where the artist herself is positioned, viewing the entirety of the exhibit through a mirror as though she can only gauge the success of the event by evaluating herself.

The intricately involved installation as a whole can be interpreted in a variety of ways though it’s clear that the experience depends on interactivity. The exhibit’s statement reads: A multisensory affair, the work draws together readings, sound, and live events within a field of swings that together invite visitors to connect to the action of each other and the work itself, illuminating the experience of the singular and collective body.”

The event of a thread is currently on display at Park Avenue Armory through January 6, 2013.” 

via MyModernMet

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