Fluxxlab is working with artist Beatrice Coron and fabricator Philip Anzalone of Columbia Universitiy GSAPP Digital Fabrication Lab for a proposal to install a temporary version of the Revolution Door on the revolving door at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC for the show Slash: Paper Under the Knife in Fall of 2009.  Below are some images of the prototype that we created to present to the museum which uses the harnessed energy from the door to illuminate a papercutting by the artist for the entry.

Wiring the papercuttings with LED's to illuminate from the energy harnessed from the door

Using a hand-crank flashlight to illuminate the LED's in our prototype.

We are currently working on some prototypes for an exhibition/benefit event.  The duration of the installation is for one week, so we were asked to create an experience in which to frame the artists work that is sustainable and easily installed and taken down with little expense.  In the following images, we are working through a prototype that uses balloons as the primary material which are biodegradable, and deflate making the take down simplistic.  This is one of a few options that we are proposing in collaboration with Brian Osborn.

Balloon test - how long will balloons stay inflated with different closures

Bending conduit to form rigid bottom of structure

Placing pvc fittings to attach pvc tubing to rigid bottom structure

Bending bottom form into shape

Inserting pvc tubes to create parabolic frame

All of the tubes inserted

Attaching the net to the structure

Attaching balloons to net

Balloons!