Just thinking back to the Fringe in Macclesfield where I helped build a giant inflatable leech for the school children to parade at the Summer of Love music festival. The fringe mascot was the brainstorm of Graham Thomas and designed and created by Tony Hannon. Here is the image. Hope you like it and think about building something big yourselves. All made out of builder's plastic, packing tape and spay paint.
The question is: "is it art"? It is certainly big. Big is interesting and often the form of sculpture and area icons, such as the giant rocking horse. But is it art just because it is big, or is it the representation that creates the art, the feeling of leechiness, if you will, or what a giant leech does to one's imagination. Is art a process of mind altering; of the creation of momentary lapses with the present into the surreal? Ponder on. You may be creating art just by thinking about it!
Janet Campbell
2 comments:
just stumbling across your blog . . .
but i should think that at the very least, parading about with a giant plastic leech makes for some great performance . . . i bet the kids had a great time with it!
Hey Neil,
Yes, the children loved the leech. We had a bit of a time trying to control it in the wind. It was also really hot and we walked quickly to get to the shade, the leech leering over us and nearly getting trampled (if that is the correct terminology for a legless giant annelid getting out of control). Our town is tiny in the Adelaide Hills. See if you can find it on Google Maps! Take care and enjoy the dreams that just have to accompany your first sighting of a giant leech - could start you on another career? Launched by leech makes a great headline. Janet Campbell
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