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The
Dream
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Sandra
Wasko-Flood's dream is to establish "Dance
of the Labyrinth" as a permanent center
for meditation and creativity, research
and education. She wishes the center to
be located in a place easily accessible
to people of many different races, ages,
classes; and cultures; and to be open for
visits, workshops, performances and other
events. She envisions the relationship between
art and technology to be ongoing and changing,
for the technology to be constantly refined
to enhance the beauty of the art, and the
art to increase the perception of the labyrinth
archetype. She hope to broaden and deepen
what most claim to be their experience when
walking the labyrinth: its peace, power,
and mystery.
Specifically,
she sees the construction of a round glass
structure with three rooms open to the earth
and the stars, as originally presented in
1994 at Gallery 10 in Washington DC. "Under
Earth," "On Earth," and "Above
Earth" would be accessible by elevator
so one could see lights and images above
and below.
Because
of its layered construction, both literally
and symbolically, this participatory art
piece can literally relate to every subject,
as well as one's entire being: physical,
psychological and spiritual. Workshops in
the arts--visual, music, dance-- technology,
sciences, social sciences, religion and
spirituality could easily take place. Questions
from specific disciplines, such as the effects
of light sequences on one's mood or personality,
the designs of computers to program the
lights, could be researched. People could
walk for meditation and creativity: to make
decisions and solve problems, create new
art forms and celebrate life's major events.
The
artist believes she has found her life's
work, and because she knows that it will
take life times to complete, she welcomes
help. She hopes to ensure that the rich
and endless possibilities of "Dance
of the Labyrinth" will be enjoyed by
many generations to come, that a new paradigm
will be established to help overcome the
divisions within educational disciplines,
among people and within people.
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The
Reality: Funding
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For
"Dance of the Labyrinth," and
other interactive art projects, the artist
looks for funding and suggestions from
both private and public sources, as well
as collaborators and volunteers. She is
in process of a large campaign to find
those inspired to contribute to the refining
of the installation, hosting its permanent
location, or, most importantly, its future
maintenance and growth. She will begin
with public contacts in the arts, technology,
and educational institutions, as well
as centers of tourism, recreation, and
spirituality. She will research the possibilities
of grants and private donations, at the
same time actively seeking collaborators
and volunteers.
Collaboration
For "Dance of the Labyrinth"
the artist seeks collaborators in the
following areas:
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Accountant,
Book Keeper
Advertizing
and Marketing Person
Archivist
to sort slides, prints, for books
and catalogues
Carpenter\Stage
Designer\Sculptor --to
build curtained tent structure enclosing
installation --to help with construction
of kinetic pieces -- to construct
installation floor -- to constructor
light boxes
Computer
Programmer -- to design
programs to activate lights and switches
-- to synchronize music with the lights
Electrician
to wire lights, switches under floor
Events Coordinator
for workshops and other activities
at "Dance of the Labyrinth"
Fundraiser
for public and private donations
Glass cutter/distributor,
for safety light boxes on which to
walk
Musician
to compose and select music for light
sequences
Public Relations
Person
Theater lighting
expert \installer
of for gobo lights, spotlights,
black lights, proximity detectors
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Volunteers
are welcome as collaborators for any
of the jobs listed under Collaboration.
In particular, volunteers are needed
as:
Studio Assistant
to help with heavy tasks and construction
of sculptures.
Office Assistant
for general office work, data
entry, letters etc
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with "Dance of the Labyrinth"
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