1708 Gallery would like to congratulate all of its participants of InLight Richmond 2010, but especially the following award recipients…
The BEST IN SHOW AWARD, selected by Juror Amanda McDonald Crowley, was given to Michael Zick Doherty, David Bernstein, and Ian Collings, featuring the Starr Foster Dance Project, for their interactive performance piece (In)Visible. Using light as a way of challenging our perception of the body in space, the work questioned how both light and the absence of light can alter our experience of dance. Crowley awarded Michael Zick Doherty, David Bernstein and Ian Collings with Best in Show for, “their adventurous interpretation of light as a medium and for their capacity to rethink public performance by dynamically engaging the audience and exploring internal and external space in an intriguing way. By situating the audience and the performers in quite a vulnerable space – literally ‘in the dark’ – while simultaneously projecting this vulnerability onto the street was courageous. The dancers’ capacity to explore and indeed exploit the space was thoughtful: a challenging and inspired way to engage street level passer-bys.”
(In)Visible by Michael Zick Doherty, David Bernstein, and Ian Collings
Michael Pellis, AIA, LEED, chose Jeff Schmucki as the winner of the BEST IN GREEN AWARD. His installation, Incubator NX-1993167 with PNSP, served to enlighten the public of the consequences of inefficient and excessive consumption. Inspired by the devastation and personal loss after Hurricane Katrina, Schmuki’s hydroponic garden systems are illuminated at night after solar panels charge the system throughout the day. These portable gardens lack soil as a way to represent the loss of one’s home and the consequent nomadic lifestyle that requires constant response to new and ever-changing environments.
Incubator NX-1993167 with PNSP by Jeff Schmucki
As selected by the InLight Richmond audience, the PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD was given to The Wave Coalition: Emily Herr, Kelley Lowe, Ellie Doughty, Jonathan Tune, and Ha Tran for their work Analog Audience. A collaborative, interactive sculpture, Analog Audience is based on a concept rooted in the positive result of human collaboration, represented by the emission of light and a concerted effort to produce a greater effect than any individual could create alone. This group of emerging artists, known as “The Wave Coalition,” is made up of current students at Virginia Commonwealth University who work together to integrate their various artistic skills and disciplines to create interactive experiences.
Analog Audience by The Wave Coalition: Emily Herr, Kelley Lowe, Ellie Doughty, Jonathan Tune, and Ha Tran
1708 Gallery would also like to congratulate the following Wearable Art Award Recipients. These awards were selected by a panel of judges including Heidi Story, Anne Hughes, Paul Trible, Elizabeth Frazier, and Libby Sykes.
THEO YOUNG BEST IN SHOW AWARD, given in memory of Theo Young, former chair of the VCU Fashion Design Department: Emily Mitchell and Taylor Todd, Untitled
RUNNER UP: Paulette Pullen, Light Cage
HONORABLE MENTION: Alli Moore, Light of the Party
A special thanks goes out to all the participating artists, volunteers, generous sponsors, and the welcoming property owners of Shockoe Slip. Without their support, InLight Richmond would not have been possible, so thank you all for helping 1708 Gallery continue to inspire and engage the Richmond community with public art. InLight Richmond 2010 was a huge success and we could not have done it without you!
