Product

This installation was set up in one segment of Studio A in Hunt library.

This product consisted of 70+ white balloons with round LED lights inside the balloons scattered around the area. The LED's were weighted on one side. 

The balloons were clustered together in various sizes, with the size of balloon and number of balloons per cluster varied. The number of lights per balloon were also varied between one and four. Each cluster was suspended at varying heights from the ceiling by flexible, clear, nylon wire. 

The balloons were made by first activating the weighted lights, then putting lights into the balloons (predetermined) and blowing the balloons up. The balloons were then tied together in clusters and hung up from the ceiling by wrapping the center of the balloon with wire and taping the wire up into gaps between the ceiling tiles. Since the lights were weighted, they would face up, and could only be really visible when moved around, where they would then roll around the balloon.

We created a 'cloud' like space, where you could walk around the installation and interact with the clouds, watching them light up and rumble as the lights moved around the balloons.