Balloon Experiment - Balloon No. 1 (Green)

Today Andy & I trekked upto the The Dream, St. Helens to release the 1st balloon of four. The time of the launch was 15:25BST. Whilst at The Dream we took various photographs and a video of the launch, as seen below;

 ... and now we wait. Tomorrow (01/04/11) we will launch balloon number 2. 

Balloon Experiments - The Plan

Between Thursday 31st March 2011 - Sunday 3rd April 2011, I will be doing an experiment a day as part of my 'Curiosity' themed work. Each day I will release a different coloured balloon at a different location with a response tag attached to each one (as seen below), to see how far they will go. I am hoping that I will receive a response from whoever finds my balloons. Should the balloon be found, I am hoping the finder will e-mail me back with a response as to where it landed.

I will video each launch (with a little bit of help of course!) aswell as taking some photographs of the events. This documentation could be all that I will ever own from these experiments if I don't get any responses.
The locations & colours are as follows;

Green Balloon
Thursday 31st March 2011; 
I will be releasing the green balloon on Thursday afternoon before I leave for an evening celebration in Liverpool. 

The Dream, St. Helens

 

Blue Balloon
Friday 1st April 2011;
I will be releasing the blue balloon about 4.30pm, before my meeting at the Zion Young Centre, Manchester. 

Zion Arts Centre, Manchester

Yellow Balloon
Saturday 2nd April 2011;
I will be releasing the yellow balloon on Saturday afternoon after I've finished work.

Pex Hill, Cronton

 



Red Balloon
Sunday 3rd April 2011;
I will be releasing the red balloon in Keswick, Cumbria as I'm taking a day trip there.

Keswick, Cumbria

Tonight I will be going to my sister's to pick up the tripod for the video camera & to get some fishing wire to attach the tags to each balloon.

Zion Young Curators

About four weeks ago I applied to Zion Arts Centre, (Manchester) http://www.zionarts.com/ for a chance to become a ‘Zion Young Curator’; I didn’t think I would get a place to work with them as it’s so competitive. However, two weeks ago I was very pleased to read an e-mail saying;

‘I am pleased to inform you that your application has been successful and you have been selected to be part of the Zion Young Curators!’

The first meeting is Friday 1^st April & I’m really looking forward to it. The initial meeting will introduce us to Zion Arts Centre & their programme of events. We will get to know each other and discuss the current plans for the group & get feedback about the kind of events and opportunities we would like to be involved with.

After the meeting will be the launch event of their latest exhibition;

Araam: Breathing Space

Friday 1^st April – Saturday 23^rd April

The Araam exhibition presents the work by two contemporary UK artists, Halima Cassell and Zarah Hussain created during residencies in Pakistan and the UK.

Araam was developed to enable “breathing space” for the artists to research, develop new ideas and experiment with their creative disciplines. During this process, both Cassell and Hussain explored their Pakistani roots, issues around identity and pushed the boundaries in their creative practices.

Cassell and Hussain use very different artistic mediums, but both are inspired by their ancestral heritage and Islamic influences through pattern and architecture resonate in their work.

More Information About The Artists;

Halima Cassell - http://www.halimacassell.co.uk/index.php

Halima Cassell has traditionally worked in clay, fusing together her Asian roots with Western and African pattern as well as architectural geometry. She chooses to celebrate each of these elements in their own right and from this, she is able to create a new and unique style, which absorbs and addresses the rich diversity of both pattern and geometry. Her pieces utilise lines and angles, capturing the universal language of pattern, number and form. Her recent work involves working with different types of materials such as stone and wood as well exploring new spaces in an urban architectural environment.

Zarah Hussain - http://www.zarahhussain.co.uk/

Zarah Hussain explores the use of geometric form and pattern inspired by the Islamic art tradition. In the past, her work has taken the form of both paintings and technologically advanced light installations. Her recent work operates on several different levels, devotional beauty through repetition and pattern, an esoteric or Sufi understanding of the Muslim faith in modern times, and a look at the 'trueness' and purity of number in an age where spiritual ideas are confused and there is no longer any belief in anything absolute.

Results from "neon lights workshop"

Last night at the workshop we split the 14 girl guides up into 4 groups;

Group 1 - 3 people

Group 2 - 4 people

Group 3 - 3 people

Group 4 - 4 people

Each group did 2 dance routines to 2 seperate songs (except group 3 who didn't want to participate for the 2nd song - their loss). I created a video of each performance along with taking the photographs for each one too (for privacy reasons I havn't included the videos). Instead I have included a photograph from each performance, at the end of the evening there were 2 group dances where everyone participated (except the 3 from Group 3 who were sulking), I have also included photographs of each. 

Group 1, Dance 1, Katy Perry's Firework

Group 1, Dance 2, Lady Gaga's Just Dance

Group 2, Dance 1, Cee Lo Green's Forget You

Group 2, Dance 2, Flo Rida/David Guetta's Club Can't Handle Me

Group 3, Dance 1, Tinie Tempah's Written In The Stars

Group 4, Dance 1, Taio Cruz's Dynamite

Group 4, Dance 2, Rihanna/Jay Z's Umbrella

Group Dance 1, Glee Cast's Version of Don't Stop Believin'

Group Dance 1, Glee Cast's Version of Don't Stop Believin'

Group Dance 1, Glee Cast's Version of Don't Stop Believin'

Group Dance 1, Glee Cast's Version of Don't Stop Believin'

Group Dance 1, Glee Cast's Version of Don't Stop Believin'

Group Dance 2, Shakira's Hips Don't Lie

Group Dance 2, Shakira's Hips Don't Lie

Group Dance 2, Shakira's Hips Don't Lie

Group Dance 2, Shakira's Hips Don't Lie

Group Dance 2, Shakira's Hips Don't Lie

At the end of the evening I gathered feedback from the girls in the form of a comment box, some of the comments left for what the the guides enjoyed were;

• "I enjoyed the bit where we were in the dark & got to dance"
• "Dancing"
• "All doing it together"
• "Dancing as a group with the lights"
• "Everything (Dancing)"
• "The lights and everything"
• "Dancing and Glowsticks :)"

Practice shots for "neon lights workshop"

Tonight Andy & I have been taking practice shots for the girl guide workshop I will be leading on Monday night. See below some of the pracitce shots/examples using a combination of tourches & glow sticks;