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Crater
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 Image: Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese (Ligorano/Reese), Installation shot from Crater New York, 2007, Courtesy of the Artists Download Press Release PDF |
Created by artist duo Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese (Ligorano/Reese), Crater Bay Area is a drawing contest in which artists and non-artists alike will sketch the moon in a competition to win deeds of land on the moon. The contest takes place at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) from May 30 - August 2. A ten-foot scale model of the moon will be installed in the middle of the gallery to serve as the subject of the drawing contest. Visitors may sketch their unique moonscapes using either traditional drawing materials or digital tools. Each participant will have up to 30 minutes to create a drawing that will hang on the gallery walls for the duration of the exhibition. Additionally, these images will be hosted digitally on the ICA's website and in "Second Life." The winning submissions will be selected by a panel of esteemed judges, including artists, art critics, technologists, curators, and local celebrities. An award ceremony will convene on the evening of Friday, August 1 and the celebrated artists will receive certified deeds to a plot of land on the moon.
Ligorano/Reese's
interactive exhibition explores mankind's enduring fascination with
the moon, interest to identify and understand the unknown. Crater
Bay Area also investigates imagination and the implications of virtual
space. The project sets up a playful stage of engagement that relies
on the creativity of the audience to make the images that will ultimately
hang on the walls. It cleverly recontextualizes the storied tradition
of the plein air landscape to include the depiction of a man-made reproduction
of the lunar surface, while also evaluating the success of traditional
hand drawing versus computer-aided design. In addition, the prized deed
to land on the moon and the exhibition's simultaneous existence in the
virtual world highlight the scarcity of affordable Bay Area real estate
in "real life."
Crater
Bay Area
is supported in part by a generous grant from Applied
Materials. Additional support from Epson America, Adobe Systems
Inc., and CADRE New Media Lab at San Jose State University.
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