WLBZ advances Fort Knox projection, art show
WLBZ (Channel 2) spoke with University of Maine new media and intermedia professors and students about the upcoming free projection and art show at Fort Knox in Prospect. “FLOW Fort Knox” will be held from 3 to 11 p.m. June 24 at the Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory. It is produced by the Coaction Lab in association with UMaine’s intermedia MFA and new media undergraduate programs, and in collaboration with the Friends of Fort Knox. The FLOW event series is focused on water as a precious resource that connects and supports the diverse range of living systems on Earth. “Water in general connects us all. We’re all creatures of water,” said event organizer Gene Felice, a professor of new media and intermedia at UMaine. Felice and his team have produced the focal point for the event — a large scale projection on the fort. Using projection mapping software, they are able to use multiple projectors to cover the fort’s stone walls in colors, patterns and images simulating water, as well as live video, WLBZ reported. For the other artists involved, the project is about pushing the envelope and exposing the community to unique forms of art, according to the report. “It’s my favorite part to see people see my work,” said Eleanor Kipping, a student in the MFA program. “To bring in such a large structure that has so much social and historical meaning to a particular community I think increases the importance and the beauty of the work.” The Republican Journal and The Maine Edge also published an article advancing the event.