Friday Night 09.14.07

Opening night

Opening day

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-discovery of a man (who turns out to be the parks commisioner) and the exhibition producer meeting in front of the moose site by observing footage taken from our 24 hour surveillance camera of the site (using a small cosmetics mirror attached to the outside of the atelier nord second floor office)

-the revelation of the permissions process causes some consternation– what is the function of the camouflage language of florescent orange if the work is officially sanctioned? is it just performative? if so that seems a problem. we decide to try and push the work to be a bit more assertive as compensation–

the 10 hinged walls (each two by two meters) to be attached as reconfigurable spatial framing tools to the structure, should help

-in the afternoon, occupation of the site after moving the modular elements out of atelier nord using a hoist and assembling them on the moose plateau

The weather has been wonderful and the walls endured the mounting process. Hillevi shed a tear and I am very happy!

Anders and Jonas mounting the sound beam on a light pole by the pentagon.

The sound technology is developed in collaboration with Soundscape Studios.

Don’t forget to contribute your story on the Blue Wall of Silence website

construction of 10 hinged barrier units to be attached to main structure

Stone removed and chain-link fence mounted on inner pentagon.

Comments and questions received from passers-by: “Is it for birds?”, “It is certainly not art yet!”, “a new Guantanamo Bay?”, “Exciting!” , “Will it be a new kindergarten?”, “Cage for blacks?”, “Is this where the prayer for peace will take place?”, “Will there be a cock fight here?”