Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Touching the Ground. . .

Hi Class:

I've sent your project description to the other instructors, with the following disclaimer.

Section 12 will be occupying the roofscape of the Mader-Caldwell Passageway. No part of their installation will infringe below 6"8'. They will avoid the wall across from the washrooms.


The more that I think about it, the more I realize that you shouldn't/can't touch the ground. The passageway is a major means of egress (read: fire exit), and we need to keep it clear.

Tori had a good idea. If you establish "node points," by wrapping around the columns, and perhaps by establishing a limited number of stick-on hooks on the surrounding walls, your web can emanate from these points. There's a ton of "roofscape" to occupy. This also means that you can build the whole web on Tuesday night. But remember to have a guard on Wednesday morning.

In short, please keep your installation above 6"8" (not including the questions).

2 comments:

Dave said...

I really like the idea of also wrapping around the columns.... in a similar fashion to fishnet stockings...? It will make the design universal for all people to enjoy.

BAD T33N said...

um, we totally went below 6'8". Indeed we went to the ground. I will take the heat for this, it was mostly my doing, though most everyone agreed we wanted it to. If we need to change it, I will do it, though help would be appreciated ;D