Balloon Revenge DeviceThis device was the result of 4 weeks intensive work responding to the theme of ‘Action/Reaction’. I was interested in what happens when actions are reversed, and how this reversal alters our perception of a particular event.
I began experimenting with balloons, enjoying the inherent tension of working with such a fragile, combustible material. But what if balloons weren’t so fragile, so friendly? What if balloons were heavy, dense, even threatening?
The Balloon Revenge Device explores these themes. Hovering overhead like some innocuous mechanical cloud, the device consists of a clear Perspex sheet containing a ‘landscape’ of mechanisms. A swarm of balloons, attached to the underbelly of the sheet, hang like deadweight above your head. A pair of shiny copper footprints on the floor below act as an invitation for potential users who dare step beneath...but they do so at their peril…
