We were given extremely short notice and had absolutely no money to pay any of the performers, but somehow- with the help of Daiana Feuer and Elain Layabout- some of my very favorite bands currently playing Los Angeles graced the stage of our Planetarium closing. I am so incredibly grateful for everyone who came and contributed! Thank you!!
Videos courtesy of Elaine Layabout
PLANETARIUM! RECLAMATION SERVICE 001: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY
Monday October 12 2009 8 pm – 12 am
Environmentaland, Corner of N Highland Ave & Johnny Grant Way (aka Yucca)
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Come to Reclamation’s first service! Don’t worry, no prayer/worship/tithing/kneeling required… though you will need to crawl to enter Planetarium and someone must turn the hand crank for us all to see the stars. Bring something to read, to sing, to play, to eat, or to drink! Or just come ready to listen, to spectate, to sing-a-long, to participate, to graze, to gulp, to discuss, debate, and delight in our extraordinarily home-made starscape!
Hope to see you Monday night!
planetarium gear box vs. picasso musical instrument collage
the gears are really beautiful. remind me of picasso collages.
(p.s. i would’ve put this under comments to “the box” post, but couldn’t figure out a way to upload images in the comments section.)
Here’s the little visual reference for the display Claudia and I set up. Like a little school desk with a sort of dunce hat to let the world know all about recycled planetariums.
After many long days and late nights at the Super Shop spent enjoying the scent of sawdust and the surprise of sparks/occasionally sanding a fingertip or dremmeling a knuckle, Drew and Jack are happy to say: the box works.
caixa forum in madrid, spain (photo from adaptivereuse.net)
vertical gardens by patrick blanc. something to consider for aquarium, terrarium, and life in general. also, an article on patrick blanc in the august 2009 issue of wired.
on an unrelated note, napped and nightmared that i went to environmentaland and planetarium was gone six weeks before it was supposed to be dismantled. vanished! woke up and thought “this is not a nightmare. how strange and ridiculous.” but now, i’m awake.
supplies: home-made rice paste, recycled office paper
supplies: brushes, fresh eggs from lara's chickens
triangles triangles triangles
a long exposure under the stars
Last night, Environmentaland hosted a screening of Earth Days, an informative documentary that chronicles the beginnings of the environmentalist movement. Before the screening, a kind and cheerful journalist from treehugger.com interviewed me about Planetarium and the Reclamation project. I didn’t realize I was being interviewed until a few minutes into our conversation when she pulled out her notepad. I suddenly became hyper aware of what I was saying- of course- but she was so patient and interested in the project that my nervousness soon dissipated. Ten minutes later- as I was describing Aquarium, Solarium, Terrarium and our recent discovery regarding HMK- it dawned on me that I could talk about this project all night. Every night.
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