Wonderspaces Philly features a rotating exhibition of 14-16 immersive and/or interactive installation artworks. Of course I went to check it out, as I don’t often have the opportunity to specifically see installation work. There were many different types, in all different styles, from simply large scale, to projections, to interactive, to VR, and it was interesting to see the different styles on display. It was also a very useful research
I recently had the opportunity to visit Philly Magic Gardens for the first time, and while I had heard about it and seen some photos, I didn’t truly understand what it was until I went there myself. Philly Magic Gardens is an art installation, or more accurately an art environment, created by Isaiah Zagar and and his wife, Julia. It is an entire building, from yard, to basement, to roof,
“I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.” ~ W. Somerset Maugham In recent years the idea of ‘being in it’ has come up for me again and again. There have been seasons in my life—not literal seasons, but spells of time—where I’ve had to prioritize different things. Sometimes it has been my art practice, sometimes it has been health, or work, or