This past week was deFine art, a small art festival, at SCAD. There were many artists here, including Jonah Bokaer, Jason Middlebrook, Dustin Yellin, Alfredo Jaar, Nicola Lopez, (and more), visiting, performing, and installing their works. I helped Jason Middlebrook and his assistant Anna work on and install his work, Submerged. He used reclaimed wooden spikes, that 200 years ago helped build up the bottom of the Savannah River, for a large scale installation in the tower of the SCAD museum. We painted these pieces of wood and then they were suspended upside down in a tiered system to resemble some sort of chandelier type of structure. It was very fun to get to talk to Jason and Anna about the going ons of their studio work as well as how their personal lives affect their studio. Here are a few pictures during the install.
