Dusty Inflatables
Dusty Inflatables is a passively pneumatic structure, activated by daily temperature changes to create a gathering space in Montessa Park, Albuquerque. As diurnal temperature changes fluctuate, the inflatable cells rise and fall to allow the array to inhale and exhale with the sun.
The structure will function as a device pre-sensing shifts in daily temperature, as well as reminder of the fragility of our larger climate change patterns. Transitioning from a fully inflated rigid state to a softer articulation, the array will be sited so as to open views to nearby infrastructural oddities and liminal zones of Montessa Park. The structure will act as a hub for exploration of the area and support the event-based invitations during the week-long installation.
*Saturday, October 19, 2013, 10–6 pm
Montessa Park, Albuquerque**
Directions: from downtown Albuquerque, head south on I-25. Take exit 220 for New Mexico 500/Rio Bravo Blvd. Keep right at the fork and merge onto Rio Bravo Blvd SE. Turn left onto Broadway Blvd SE. Drive a little under 2 miles and make a left on Bobby Foster Rd (there’s no stop light here). Drive half a mile and turn left onto Los Picaros Rd. Drive past the offroad vehicle area—you will come to a frisbee golf area on your left (towards the end of the road). Park here.
*Project will also be on view Sunday, October 20, 2013.
OCTOBER 12, 2013 - OCTOBER 19, 2013
High Desert Test Sites hits the road for a full week of experimental art and exploration, from Joshua Tree to Albuquerque!
HDTS 2013, the ninth program in a series of free ranging and ever evolving contemporary art events, expands our range and depth to take in everything from Joshua Tree, California to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Roughly 60 new projects will take place over an entire week, during which artists and audience alike will traverse over 700 miles of desert roads to check out the new work and explore the hidden gems and diverse desert communities along this spectacular stretch of the Southwest.
Project sites include: Amboy Crater, Arcosanti, Area 66 (Yucca), Art Queen (Joshua Tree), Bluewater Lake State Park, El Malpais National Monument, El Rancho Hotel (Gallup), Giant Rock (Landers), Hill Top Motel (Kingman), Magdalena Ridge Observatory (Socorro), Mill Restaurant (Crown King), Montessa Park (Albuquerque), Palms Restaurant and Saloon (Wonder Valley), Petrified Forest National Park, Octopus Car Wash (Albuquerque), Pink Post Office Projects (Wonder Valley), Tamarind Institute (Albuquerque), Warehouse 1-10 (Magdalena), in addition to our regular HDTS sites.
The week’s festivities include a Saturday night opening dinner (first-come-first-served) at The Palms in Wonder Valley October 12, with musical performances by The Sibleys and The Renderers.
A zine-style publication, designed by Brad Hudson Thomas, with original texts by James Trainor and Eden Solas, will accompany the event.
