Gathering

Gathering is an interactive installation that invites participants to use their hands as a canvas for storytelling. Individual contributions combine to form an immersive photographic collage.

A custom iPad application lets individuals take a photo and respond to a prompt by writing or drawing on their photo. Prompts have included: “What have you made by hand?” and “How is your city creative?” A few moments after the participant submits their image, it appears projected onto the geodesic form.

Materials: Custom code, tablet, laptop, aluminum scaffolding, scrim, wood, projectors, trusses.

Exhibitions: Wright Gallery at Texas A&M, SXSW Interactive, Austin Maker Faire, California College of the Arts.

Team: Lisa Woods, Jess Bee, Illia Lavoshnyk, Tim Wiens

“I wish Texas were more…”

The images below are a few of the hundreds of responses to the prompt: “I wish Texas was more…” The prompt was created in collaboration with Texas A&M students.

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The project helps spark a mediated dialogue about issues while emphasizing that every person’s story matters. The exhibition can be accompanied by interactive resources for educators, with lesson plans and programming ideas focusing on dialogue, understanding, and tolerance.