In Situ Interventions

Site Installation Project Overview

Collect many many multiples of a common object(or multiple objects) and install the set in some part of the local environment around the GVSU Visual & Media Arts Building. As a guide install between 15 and 100 items and generally select items smaller than a person. 

If you have a large amount of fabric or other long stretch of material that takes up space you may also use that(such as a reflective emergency blanket, rice paper, aluminum foil etc.)

Teamwork

Students will work in teams made up of 4 individuals.

Groups must conceive of the Idea, the Materials, the Site, Instructor Approval, and one good contemporary artist reference

Optional: after conceptualization phase designate group members into roles such as:

• Material Acquisition

• Site Reconnaissance

• Concept Writer/ Tech Rider

• Hands on Crafting

• Documentation Specialist

Criteria (equally-weighted in final grade for the project)

Significance of Objects

• Objects are visually compelling, substantive enough to make a significant impact on a site, and offer interesting denotative and connotative associations

Significance of Site

• Site is physically or functionally/ conceptually relevant to the objects and their mode of installation

Composition of Site and Objects

• Composition is well-considered, with a clear focal point

­­­Impact on Viewer

• Objects and site offer a compelling shift from the site’s original impact, allowing the viewer to reconsider their environment.  Ambition of installation is appropriately scaled to the number of collaborators, taking on a significant volume of space/intricate mode of fabrication, etc.

 Craft

• Objects, mode of connection, and other physical details of the construction of elements and installation were well-crafted and did not distract visually from the overall work

Logistics

• Work was installed and de-installed in a timely fashion, with no adverse effects on the site or to the function of the site.

Peer Review

• Your contribution to the project, as evaluated by your group members, was key in terms of idea formation, logistics and construction, troubleshooting, etc.

Student Page Portfolio

• Image that highlights a detail of your project; gallery of at least a dozen images that represent your project; paragraph that explains the work