Thought Balloon and the Boston Children's Museum have created AIRPLAY™, the inflatable sculpture of Jon Goldman. For more information contact us.
   
IN A LAMPREY'S MOUTH  
 

inflatable scultpure, computer-controlled interactive sound, Nylon, blower

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A NEA-sponsored work, this was my second interactive inflatable sculpture designed and built with Andy Lipnick. As viewers passed the infra-red sensors in the skin of the inflatable. it woudl trigger a computer to sequence sounds from the Bela Lugosi classic, "Dracula". This was an early commentary on the vampiric quality of technology.

Real ART WAYS,Hartford, CT 1986

  
SONIC SYLVAN    
 

inflatable sculpture, tape loops interactive sound, Nylon,

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AIRWAVE ™  
 

This is the first interactive inflatable sculpture I made and consisted of 15 large inflatable lozenges that, when pushed triggered tape-loops to make amplified, pre-recorded chiming sounds.

Presented at the Boston Center for the Arts 1986

  

inflatable scultpure, computer-controlled solenoids,relays.wood, Nylon, highpressure blower

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This a prototype for an interactive work called
"airwave". As the viewer passes by the piece
immediately inflates and then rapidlydeflates.
In a fully realized version, this piece would
use close circuit bw tv to trigger the inflating
cones. Another prototype that exist ( no
photos yet) has a predetermined inflation
sequence, and has much smaller cones. It
looks like a series of purple "tongues" sticking
out and receding in very rapid succession. It
is pretty hysterical
 
 

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All image and texts©2001Jon Goldman/Goldmanarts