There’s so many small tasks to do in preperation for Saturday’s opening that it almost seems impossible, but then you finish one and the world gets a little brighter. My painting is damn near done – at least one actual painter seems to think it’s good, and it carries the narrative that I want it to. Last night we came into the space to discover that there’s a leak coming down from the mysterious concrete and steel heavens of the building, possibly from a bunch of Burners who returned the night before in a cloud of dust, zombied their way upstairs and probably took the longest showers ever, after being absent during our entire installation. Nothing was permanently damaged, but Adrian de la Pena’s piece “A Nice Meal for Yamauba” is certainly threatened by the leak, and something’s going to have to be done about it. We also discovered some other leak indicators in one room, necessitating the thoughtful placement of a pair of video projectors and their trappings.
With the exception of the final construction and placement of the above throne of cans (anyone want 60 gallons of tomato sauce? Perhaps for bikini wrestling?), everything I’m doing now is about fine details.
Here’s Michele block printing the bags that will be filled with rice. Linoleum block printing on burlap is not as easy or as productive as it seems. I had a ton of fun carving this block, I’m looking forward to carving more blocks in the future. Good thing that anything post apocalyptic can look a little rough!
The beer taps! The only reason some folks go to openings, for the free booze. Well I hope our guests enjoy 10% ABV malt liquor, because there’s no cheap wine at this party, only quality home brewed malt liquor and a homemade lemonade. I used some wood I’ve been aging out back behind Walled City for the box, it’s nice and sturdy. The super phallic tap handles were a gift from genuis brewer Bob Tower.
The shelves – half stocked with my “apocalypse reading list” and other domestic objects. Mostly books on military subjects, also some books on apocalypse related topics, including Adam Parfey’s awesome Apocaylpse Culture books.
I’ve managed to include some more cleanup and details onto the painting – I’m happier, but not 100%. I’m a lot happier with the shirt, knowing what it looks like in real life, it’s hard for me to accept it without being cluttered with details. I love the way it looks in the space, especially now that I’ve curtained off my whole area.