ID 359 & ID 655, Fall 2024
Installation Art; Thread and Light, Scale and Form
University of Kentucky, College of Design and School of Art and Visual Studies
co-taught with: Crystal Gregory and Doreen Maloney
(A-S 351, A-S 546, A-S 650)

Students: Borealis, Mitchell Burleson, Emma Campbell, Abby Chen, Lincoln Fuller, Faith Lindsay, Jamie McAlpin, Ashley Moberly, Faezeh Panahandeh, Jessie Sutherland, Fatemah Tajaddod, Paymaan Taymouri, Chad Troyer, Maya Valencia, Mary-Margot Ventura, Kiana White, Haley Younce, Shelby Wilson, and Jocelyn Zerr .

This multi-disciplinary course worked across interior design, fiber, and digital media to explore the design and making process of spatial installations. From the perspective of studio art, incorporating textile, soft sculpture, and intermedia studies, and space-making principles of Interior Design and Architecture, we worked both collectively and individually to develop a full-scale installation at the Gray Design Building at the University of Kentucky in Fall 2024.

Falling Colors at Gray Design Building

Phase 01 | Three Experimental Projects
During this exercise, students were introduced to readings and materials and had the opportunity to play and experiment freely in the Maker Yard. They gained familiarity with the installation space and were encouraged to tap into a sensorial awareness of their surroundings. Materials were introduced without specified outcomes, fostering a playful, experimental, and generative phase of the calendar. Students were required to take numerous photographs of their discoveries and use these elements as catalysts for the large collaborative installation.


Phase 02 | Concept Development

Beginning with Christine Tarkowski's visit, this period focused on pausing, reflecting, and developing ideas for the collaborative installation. Students shared inspiring aspects of weeks 1-4 and worked in groups of four to pitch proposals for the Maker Space installation. They considered the space, reflected on class experiments and themes, and created models, renderings, or miniature experiments to communicate their vision. 

Falling Colors