Thursday, February 5, 2009

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Project A: Proposal
Michael Aberman / Karl Zinsmaster
02.04.09


Creative Brief:
We will be placing a text installation on the roofline of the house. The letters will be cut out of plywood measuring roughly 4'x3' each. They will fastened to a plywood foot that can be anchored to the roof with minimal screws. Everything will be removeable with no visible effects on the appearance of the house.

The word PUSH will be facing MCAD with it's reverse visible to the street. The word PULL will face 26th with it's reverse showing to MCAD. This project communicates the condition of the homeless house. Through ambiguous, outdoor installation we are informing the audience of the tension placed on the house by its state of limbo.

To extend our message further into the community, we will digitally fabricate 100 tiny models of the the house. (Similar to Monopoly houses). These will be inscribed with the address to serve as a sort of invitation.


Development Time-line:
Materials aquired by Monday 02.09
Letters cut out ready to install by Friday 02.13
Miniatures made by Friday 02.13
Install Monday/Tuesday 02.16/17


Technology/Budget:
1/2 OCB plywood - 3 sheets - $45
Hardware and paint - $30
Rapid Prototyper $25 / 2 days run time. (Sign up by 02.05)
All other tools and equipment available.
Schedule time with Academic Services for installation by 02.06


Location/Context/Timing:
The installation will be on the exterior of the Blue House 2538 2nd Ave S. It will be installed from 02.17 - ?. Ideally, we would like the text to be up for the duration of the semester or until the house is moved.
The minatures will be an ongoing public installation throughout the neighborhood for the entirety of the semester.