Artist Initiative

This project had over 1,900 visitors and was displayed in three public venues. Ten sculptural instruments were made. Estimated attendance was calculated using tallies taken by event staff and volunteers. The initial plan to take attendance and have a notebook to collect contact information was not feasible while outside on the ice. At both the Art Crawl and the Art Shanties Inward Music was installed right by, or very near the entrance to the building or event. This placement was ideal and increased the percentage of visitors who participated. 2: The project was installed without instructions but was freely approached by people of all ages who experienced the work both visually and musically. The typical time that a viewer looks at a work of art in a museum setting is seven seconds. Inward Music: Defrosted had visitors who stayed for as long as forty-five minutes. Many engaged actively with both the furniture and instruments. The duration of interaction and the anxiety reducing elements such as comfortable seating combined with the presence of many informal musical objects succeeded in making the viewers experience one of active engagement in both music and art.