We continue setting
up the panels. The weather is quite comfortable, and we hope to finish setting
up all the panels.
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Rain
drops enriching the panels
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While working, we
get a surprise visit from Magalie, which seems to be impressed with our
progress so far. Magalie was worried I wouldn't finish on time, since I was the
last artist to arrive here, but I think she was relieved to see how much we
have progressed /
accomplished.
Magalie informs us
we have a meeting with journalists tomorrow, at 14h, where we present them our
work in progress and discuss our ideas and process.
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The sky wear grey
once again, and it starts to get foggy. Light rain.
The ground absorbs
water and we wallow in mud.
Installing two units
out of five. The three units that are left are more complex and have higher
panels, as can be seen on the side of the picture,
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| The third unit ended |
In the picture
above, you can see the finished third unit, right before we attach it to the
other two back units. Each unit is heavy. It's a good thing Michael is strong
enough to move it, all by himself.
A nice revelation -
bugs love the installation, Seriously.
The bold red color, along with the rain drops trapped on the panels,
have turned our artwork into a new habitat. It is always nice to get a confirmation
from the local population.
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| New habitat for flies and insects |
The
cows accompany us on the process, looking curious (even for cows...)
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| Panels & cows |
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| Work Space |
The rain struck one
again. The blueprints, lying on the ground,
start to get wet. I improvise a "nylon bag", to cover up the plans
and to keep it dry, but it is difficult reading through it. Eventually, the
rain had managed to ruin the paper, which begins to crumple.
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plans with "water marks"
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| close
up
Lack of spacers made from transparent pip
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I am faced with an unexpected problem. There are spacers made from
transparent pipes that set the distance between the panels. I bought 33 meters
pipes. According to the blueprints, the overall length of the steel bars is 33
meters and carry both the panels and the spacers. This means that I need less
than I bought but surprisingly it seems that I am lacking spacers in order to
finish the installation. It is Sunday, and everything is closed. Tomorrow we
have to finish the installation, so we have no choice but to improvise.
We cut the spacers diagonally, and we removed part of the bottom spacers, so the installation relayed mostly on the upper spacers. Sadly, this is not good enough. We stopped working. Frustration was rising.
We cut the spacers diagonally, and we removed part of the bottom spacers, so the installation relayed mostly on the upper spacers. Sadly, this is not good enough. We stopped working. Frustration was rising.
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| The forth unit ended |
Covering the base of the
installation
Covering the base of
the installation and the overall digging was done pretty easily.The digger 's huge paw lightly moved the soil and stack serious side pile very close to the installation.
Sinking in the mud
The rain is getting stronger and stronger. Its
8 PM, and Michael keeps working in order to finish on time. He claims that it's
not really raining, although our soaked cloths suggest otherwise. At a certain
point we decided to has back. The soil started to be swampy. The psth is pretty
slippery, and the car keeps sliding. I called Magalie, thinking maybe she can
give me a number of a towing service. Since this is Sunday, there is no service
available. We decided to "abandon" the car, and walk 6 KM in the
pouring rain. Michael tries to persuade me to try another path. After many
attempts, going in a diagonal forth and back up the slope, we manage eventually
to get on the road. We arrive at 10 PM, exhausted but happy with our self sufficiency.
This dramatic day has come to its end, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
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| More signs |
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| Slope looks green and innocent |
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