essence of the cave

 This is a reenactment of how I felt when I realized that duct tape would not work...with four letter words going through my mind.

This is a reenactment of how I decided to stay calm and be crafty.  I used all of the tacks on the board and found a way to wedge the tacks that were holding the material between the the ceiling slats and the frames that hold them in.  

The space is being transformed.  I'm creating a abstracted "cave" space inspired by Plato's allegory.  I can't wait to see the shadows on the wall of dancers moving in time in a flat space.  

Behind the chair is where I put the blue Christmas lights.  I think they look nice and they are here to give light and ambiance as well as give reference to the fire in Plato's Cave.

I came home and still still had major work to do with the help of my husband.  I'm excited and overwhelmed.  I think I've taken on more that I can do but I'm going to see what happens.  This is and investigation and I am free--free to experiment and be honest with what happens.  My goal isn't to create a finished product and if I can remember that I will be OK.  My purpose with this work is to create and environment where I can see "reality" and hybrid/photochemical reality side by side and just ponder the differences.  I'm creating a space where others can do the same and at the same time involved dancers in the process.  This is a lab-- an artistic lab.