project name: Winged Self
artist name: Benjamin Blakeborough
artforms:
Installation
Performance
science engagements:
Aerodynamic Engineering
science partners:
Dr Rafi Yoeli, Yankee Bravo, Israel
Aero Development and Design (ADD), Israel
PAM Group, Virginia, USA
Nell Fabrications, Nowra
Australian Facility of Machine Arts (AFMA)
project description:
An installation summarising the unique body of aeronautical experiments engineered and conducted by Benjamin Blakeborough over the past 5 years. The work encompasses the devices; tip jet propulsion mechanism; kinaesthetic hover platform and the levitating Winged Self, into a singe unifying installation.
The work would be presented using the model of the Museum Exhibit, housing a series of installations and performances as well as a collection of components/ artefacts/ notes/ texts + production video footage/ working prototypes/ historical references/ experimental video + live performance compintent demonstration.
Nb. Any part may be performed or installed independently if required.