Final Mural, July 28, 2012 – Rising and Falling actions: (Everything is imprinted forever with what it once is), finalized mural (40×60 feet), paint and more paint. Developed and added on to during a residency at HPAC. Serving as: story board, backdrop, game plan, blue print, key words, mind map, for the science fiction video: “The Invasion of the Hairy Blobs”, shot during that same time period, part of the exhibition: The Hairy Blob – curated by Adelheid Mers.
June 18 – August 5, 2012 – Through June and July, Kirsten Leenaars works in every corner of the Art Center to develop a participatory science fiction movie, HPAC and the Invasion of the Hairy Blobs. Conversations with staff and board members, teachers, students and visitors about their engagement with the Art Center formed the basis for the script, characters, and storyline. Leenaars invited participants to play themselves in a fictional depiction of the Art Center. She and her crew shot the film on-site, making use of the existing architecture of the building in combination with site-specific props and set design. Over the course of her residency, Leenaars periodically amended and changed the mural in Gallery 1, part of the exhibitionHairy Blob curated by Adelheid Mers, to function both as backdrop and storyboard for the movie. HPAC and the Invasion of the Hairy Blobs takes as its focus the Art Center’s mission, looking ahead to its 75th anniversary, which will take place in 2014. Leenaars explores the stakes, the participants, and the ambitions of an institutional space. The project …
Kirsten Leenaars 