Cassiopeia Video

Here is a video from the Cassiopeia shoot.

Thank you to Alison & Kristen for helping me out!

Logo Play

Playing around with the Look Up logo.

Lights (old & new)

New lights!

Cassiopeia with the new lights (in the dark)

Cassiopeia with the new lights

There has been much trial and error with this project. One of the biggest tasks I faced was finding the right materials to work with this primarily pertained to the lights. I have tested almost every light possible from wiring my own LEDs, using battery operated tea lights, and even tire lights.

The lights that I am now using are mini-flashlight key chains that I found on Ebay in a lot of 100. Its simple, cost efficient, and easy to work with.

Below are the lights I have worked with throughout the project:

the battery operated tea lights

the blinking tire lights (from StreetGlow)the wired battery operated LEDs

THE logo

This is my logo.

Font used: Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Medium

Look Up West Coast.

Look Up is expanding West this winter.

I will be shooting in California and Nevada.

(Possible) Logo 2

Font: Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk

Inspiration: Simon Page

I love Simon Page's 1970s inspired posters for the International Year of Astronomy. Bold, minimal & perfect.

Click here to see more of his work.

(Possible) Logo: 1

Fonts: Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk & Caslon 3

Inspiration: Leo Villareal

His work never ceases to amaze me.

Also check this out:The Solar Matrix (a lighting installation he did in the hills of El Paso, Texas).

Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk

The typeface I will be using.

Installation: The Big Dipper

This was installed in Williamsburg on N. 4th St. There is no metal armature on this installation. It is approximately 7 ft. long.

CONSTELLATION: The Big Dipper

LOCATION: N. 4th st. between Berry and Bedford, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The Arrow (3 days later..)

Installation: Arrow

This sculpture was installed in Williamsburg on N. 7th and Berry. For the Arrow constellation I used a metal armature so that it would be easy to install on the wire fence.

CONSTELLATION: The Arrow

LOCATION: N. 7th and Berry, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Little Dipper Shoot: *Behind the Scenes*

Big thanks to Irina & Alison for their help during the wee hours of night.

Bored at School

This doodle that I did one night at school led me to the title of my project. What a lovely accident.

Installation: Cassiopeia (the next day)

Here is Cassiopeia, at Grand St. Park, the morning after the installation.

Installation: Cassiopeia

CONSTELLATION: Cassiopeia

LOCATION: Grand St. Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Installation: The Little Dipper

approximately 10 ft. long

approximately 40 ft. long

approximately 60 ft. long

For this shoot I went large scale, leaving out the metal armature (above I have listed the approximate sizes of the various Little Dippers).

CONSTELLATION: The Little Dipper

LOCATION: McGolrick Park, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Close up: LEDs

Alison helping tape the lights for the Arrow constellation sculpture

The lights

These are the battery operated LED tea lights wrapped up in black electrical tape.

Installation: The Little Dipper

For this installation I decided to go without the armature so I could play with scale.

LOCATION: McGolrick Park, Greenpoint
CONSTELLATION: The Little Dipper