Tribe.net. Local Connections RALPH http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation/thread/7dca0022-3231-4936-8b29-d5a2f39e860b 2006-08-24T00:26:12Z 2006-08-21T05:06:58Z

<div>Yesterday we completed assembling the project and threw a small bash for friends and family. <br/>The Installation worked perfectly - (let's hope it now survives the mean old desert and the so called "tripper damage"). <br/>Lots of beer was drunk, lots of slightly off key songs were sung - great send-off gathering! <br/>A few photos from the event are in this tribe's collection. <br/> <br/>Clicking thu the photos from earliest to latest posts will show the whole damn process of assembling this blinking thing. It's been a smorgasbord of emotional multi-leveled thrills and chills. I wouldn't have missed it, and I never want to do it again! <br/>Now, for the playa....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation">OMAGINATION INSTALLATION</a> - 3 replies </div>

RALPH 2006-08-21T05:06:58Z RALPH http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation/thread/7ad300c0-197e-4078-905c-55f1a50dec2c 2006-07-17T21:18:43Z 2006-07-17T05:32:52Z

<div>Late July project update: <br/> The Omagination project is moving along well. <br/>In it's current state I suspect a couple of us could assemble a working version in a day's work. (We'll hopefully have two days set-up and a team of workers). <br/>The remaining tasks consist of a a fair amount of detail tweaking, decoration, condensing for transport and miscellaneous hair pulling. <br/> Our current plan is to stage a practice assembly / art opening event for the piece about a week before our departure. This will give us some assembly practice as well as test for any last minute problems. <br/> We've also started to assemble our personal camp gear and general Burning Man baggage to get a head start on all of that, hopefully avoiding having that activity interfering with the finishing work on the project. <br/> The last week has seen a lot of focus on paint and decorative detail. The surface of the large disc is essentially complete and combines a mandala of flames woven into a map of Black Rock City. There is plenty of blank space on the disc that will receive the scorched patterns from the sunlight focused thru the lenses. <br/> Miraculously, we appear to have stayed on budget, with various expenses coming out either lower or higher than estimated, but with the total almost exact. <br/> We've had several conversations about self imposed pressure to perform. In spite of various work styles, philosophies, degrees of commitment, fatalisms and such, we're all feeling a sense of having our asses on the line on a high profile (at least in our communities) public project. <br/> I think we all feel we're doing everything possible to make sure this rocket actually hits the moon, so to speak. <br/>After that, one supposes it's up to the caprices of the divinities. <br/>Also, as is usual in these crazy group projects, the amount of time and effort involved is suprisingly high. <br/>So far it has largely been loads of fun - come to think of it that was probably the original idea. <br/>Upward and Onward!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation">OMAGINATION INSTALLATION</a> - 3 replies </div>

RALPH 2006-07-17T05:32:52Z RALPH http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation/thread/9db83388-dd12-47d3-a319-158c155ff63a 2006-06-29T14:57:20Z 2006-05-19T20:55:32Z

<div> Decorating the surface of this project will be lots of words regarding the festival's (somewhat unwieldy) THEME of "Hope and Fear". <br/>We've got a few scraggly ideas about all this, but we're both fearful and hopeful about what bizarre and/or soul stirring ideas YOU might have to add. <br/>Don't hold back! Cough em up! <br/>Quotes, heavy concepts, smart ass remarks, all FINE. <br/>Different languages would be just DUCKY too. If'n it's in some other alphabet (say, chinese), send a message and we'll figure out how to transmit such a thing to our secret headquarters. <br/>Blurt em right out! <br/>Ready? <br/>Go.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation">OMAGINATION INSTALLATION</a> - 12 replies </div>

RALPH 2006-05-19T20:55:32Z RALPH http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation/thread/02de7a8e-2021-4c27-937d-27f840625a7a 2006-05-29T15:51:51Z 2006-05-19T19:55:36Z

<div> We are advancing! <br/> The steel base, motorized workings to turn the main disc, and various other basic structural components are essentially complete. Hopefully photos will be posted here soon. <br/>Several scale models of the main disc are underway with alternative design motifs for the surface of the main disc. <br/>Lenses are accumulating and be tested in the spring sunshine. Hardware for mounting the lenses is being experimented with. <br/>Sunlight sensitive electronic sensors, various arrangements of peripheral fencing etc are being dabbled with. <br/>We are hoping to bring extra wood and lenses to allow visitors to burn their own messages and designs with, these will be incorporated into the peripheral fence. <br/>There is a possibility this project will be filmed at various stages for an Oregon Public Broadcast program on arts in Oregon.. let's hope it happens! <br/>We are discussing possibly having a Eugene event as an opening of the project, a trial run with it's own main disc, saving the main disc for the Burning Man festival. <br/>We are still recruiting and finalizing our official team of five artists which the festival will admit early for set-up. <br/>That's it so far...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation">OMAGINATION INSTALLATION</a> - 1 reply </div>

RALPH 2006-05-19T19:55:36Z MsSmart http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation/thread/3990f075-7860-47a1-9c18-d057aec5a269 2006-05-22T03:10:31Z 2006-05-22T03:10:31Z

<div>You won! <br/>Give a nameless gift <br/>Earth Air Fire Water <br/>The expanding universe <br/>YES!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/omaginationinstallation">OMAGINATION INSTALLATION</a> - 0 replies </div>

MsSmart 2006-05-22T03:10:31Z