Description of work: aRise: a grand chandelier of flight and motion hanging over the city with a hot-air balloon as its core. Strings radiate out from the basket to anchor points on the ground where stations are set to give and receive helium balloons for the public. On a card, or on the balloon itself, the public is encouraged to write a wish or a prayer, the balloons rise along the guide string, join in with others until reaching the hot air balloon where they’re cut free to float off, uninhibited into the heavens. On a clear night, they mix with the stars; on overcast nights they create their own constellations traveling across the sky. Somewhere in another part of the city you might see your wish floating by above, or follow along with the secret wish of another. Connecting and creating community over the entire city, we strive to set free the spirit and allow each and everyone at the event a chance to float on a cloud, shuffle off the monotony of gravity and let their spirit rise like a balloon. |