I'd Rather Be Fishin, 2009
Please follow this link to see the animation, "I'd Rather Be Fishin'".
In conjunction with the Smart Museum's traveling exhibition Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art, members of Material Exchange were invited to participate in a short project-based residency in Marquette, Michigan through the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University. The project began with a retired wooden fishing boat refashioned into a truck topper for transportation to the Upper Peninsula atop a slick Chevy Silverado rental. Upon reaching its destination, the topper was transformed and installed upon the frozen inland body of water, Teal Lake. The sculpture was collaboratively designed and built over 5 days with high school and college students while Material Exchange was in residence. In the warming months of spring, the turtle will sink to the bottom of the lake and assume its final role as a freshwater fish habitat. The specific design requirements were determined by the Department of Natural Resources and coordinated by the Superior Watershed Partnership. The entire process was documented with stop-motion animation.
Please follow this link to see the animation, "I'd Rather Be Fishin'".
Collaborators on this project include: Melissa Matuscak (Director of the DeVos Art Museum), Carl Lindquist (Superior Watershed Partnership), Joy Bender-Hadley, Emily Bouckaert, Cecilia Brown, Nikki Bruge, Erik Coursey, Barbara Kerkove, Mike McCarthy, Tom McManus, and Aaron Sault.
Please follow these links to see complete documentation of the project:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/d http://www.flickr.com/photos/m
Please follow these links for media about the project:
http://www.uppermichiganssourc
http://miningjournal.net/page/
And thanks to our hero Anne Elizabeth Moore for her mention of the project on the Utne Blog
Special thanks to Shawn the pond builder!
Please select the thumbnail images for details.
John Preus and Sara Black
In conjunction with the Smart Museum's traveling exhibition Beyond Green: Toward a Sustainable Art, members of Material Exchange were invited to participate in a short project-based residency in Marquette, Michigan through the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University. The project began with a retired wooden fishing boat refashioned into a truck topper for transportation to the Upper Peninsula atop a slick Chevy Silverado rental. Upon reaching its destination, the topper was transformed and installed upon the frozen inland body of water, Teal Lake. The sculpture was collaboratively designed and built over 5 days with high school and college students while Material Exchange was in residence. In the warming months of spring, the turtle will sink to the bottom of the lake and assume its final role as a freshwater fish habitat. The specific design requirements were determined by the Department of Natural Resources and coordinated by the Superior Watershed Partnership. The entire process was documented with stop-motion animation.
Please follow this link to see the animation, "I'd Rather Be Fishin'".
Collaborators on this project include: Melissa Matuscak (Director of the DeVos Art Museum), Carl Lindquist (Superior Watershed Partnership), Joy Bender-Hadley, Emily Bouckaert, Cecilia Brown, Nikki Bruge, Erik Coursey, Barbara Kerkove, Mike McCarthy, Tom McManus, and Aaron Sault.
Please follow these links to see complete documentation of the project:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/d http://www.flickr.com/photos/m
Please follow these links for media about the project:
http://www.uppermichiganssourc
http://miningjournal.net/page/
And thanks to our hero Anne Elizabeth Moore for her mention of the project on the Utne Blog
Special thanks to Shawn the pond builder!
Please select the thumbnail images for details.
John Preus and Sara Black
