Barry’s 10 Installation Artist Commandments
Barry told me his plan to blog this tonite. Unfortunately my thought about perpendicular taping of cables didn’t get in. Here is a snippet of the first three of ten commandments for media artists making installations:
It is my hope to alleviate the suffering of both artist and public by defining a set of guidelines for the humble practitioner of the ars technologica, that they may truly shed light upon the path to truth and knowledge. To this end, I write the following recommendations, nay Commandments, binding even the most unassuming of New Media Artists.
1. You will bring a large roll of 1 inch Black Gaffer’s Tape with you to the installation. There is no exception.
2. You will arrive at the setup location on time, ideally early.
3. You will contact the venue you are installing in at least a month prior (if possible) to the installation day, and give them your Tech Rider. You will check with the venue technical manager, or producer, a week prior to make sure it was understood.
Go check out the rest of the commandments Barry and many others, myself included, subscribe to in the ole installation field.
