Quadrapass

Project Director: Paul Jorgenson

Location: South Africa

Grant Amount: $6,700

‘Quadrapass’ is a 12’ to 16’ tall fire vessel constructed from a steel armature, and skinned with pieces of steel that have been scribed with symbols created by participants – this project is intended to be built by the community for the community. Workshops led by artists Charlie Smith and Jamie Ladet will provide participants with hands-on collaborative learning experience in both sculptural volume and form. ‘Quadrapass’ will provide a vehicle through which artists in South Africa can collaborate and host workshops within local communities to create an Art Sculpture that will resonate with the people.

'Quadrapass' will be lit up at the 3-day festival, Africa Burns, July 20-22,  2007, after which it will be installed on a semi-permanent basis in a public location. 'Quadrapass' will be created in much the same vein as 'Synapses' – a collaborative fire vessel whose elements were built through hands on workshops led by Charlie Smith and Jamie Ladet in New York, Georgia, Texas, California and Washington states. All of these elements came together to form one fire sculpture that graced the playa throughout the 2005 Burning Man event. For more information on the 'Synapses Project', its vision and creative process, visit: www.howhowhow.com and click on {synapses project}.