The Tower Update
At the moment I’m simply referring to this latest piece as “the tower” but it will have a title soon enough. I’m really cranking on it because I can’t afford for it to eat up my entire semester, and with a piece of this scale, that’s pretty easy. I’ve made good progress, working on it during almost every unaccounted for waking moment. I’m really hoping, more than anything, to learn something from this that will spur an idea or set a trajectory for my thesis show/project. It is fun to finally be working with my space, rather than fighting against it.
“Dayton, what am I actually looking at?” Good question. The tower is made of steel. It’s 6 x 6 inches, and 25 1/2 feet high. The cross beam on top is 10 feet long. The tower is supported by 1/8″ steel guy-wires attached at the floor and at 15 feet on the tower. Mounted on the cross beam are three tower beacon lights, and four closed-circuit video cameras. None of the electronics is wired up yet.
tower from front entrance of the school
view through windows to front porch of school entrance
Joyce wrote:
hey dayton, looks like you are doing some amazing work in chicago! HUGE. wow. just emailing you to let you know i got an interview at SAIC for MFA! I will be scheduling an interview on Sat 3/1 or 3/8 soon, and wanted to know if you might be around to meet up. would love to get some detailed feedback from you about the program, living in chicago, etc. and of course any tips you have about the interview would be super helpful. hope all is well with you and the family!
best,
joyce lee
Posted on 16-Feb-08 at 5:23 pm | Permalink
GIERSCHICK wrote:
Hey D, speaking of grad work, thought you might be interested in knowing I’m up for acceptance to Tyler for painting, ‘08. Am waiting to hear back right now. Keep it in prayer (esp. re: $$) if you would…peace.
Posted on 21-Feb-08 at 8:48 am | Permalink