Giles Hefferen Projection
Last Saturday evening, Civic Studio presented a video by a past studio member, Giles Hefferen, as an attempt to connect with the public through river-based art. The video was projected onto a large screen stretched between the two Civic Studio PODS, and successfully engaged the public.
This video was created in 2006 while the studio was exploring various means of alternative transportation. The artist, Giles Hefferen, climbed into a gas-powered canoe and set off down the Grand River on a solo tour. He began his journey in the city of Grand Rapids and traveled all the way to Allendale, demonstrating that a river-based commute between the two cities was possible.
The moving images caught the attention of many people passing by. Perhaps most interesting were the various responses from the crowd; kids played with shadows on the image, some people thought they shouldn’t “break the beam” of the projector and looked about, slightly confused, while others merely stopped to watch for a few minutes, then moved on.
We had some good conversations with people about the possibilities of river travel.
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