Setting up the installation
At ImagineRIT we were basically given a classroom that we had to convert into a gallery space within a period of two hours. Which meant hiding all of the desks, and making the focus of the space our installation.
Here is the mannequin in pieces before it is assembled and dressed.
Graeme is preparing the frame to hang on the wall, which was actually a whiteboard.
LEFT: Nate assembling the mannequin. RIGHT: A view of the 'VagCam'
Here's Rachel plugging the VagCam in and setting it inside the pedestal.
The computer inside the pedestal, Nate built a shelf that would accomidate the computer we needed to run the VagCam.
A view of the entire space
The Installation
Aside from a couple of bugs and issues with Vista the installation was pretty well received. As with most installations we did have a few people who didn't like it and others who just didn't get it but everyone seemed to respect it, which was all we could ask for. I am told someone also mentioned the installation on the nightly news (although this has not been confirmed).
The space post setup.
Here you can really get a sense of how tall the mannequin stood on the pedestals.
Inside the frame we projected each spectators experience. On the left is a still image from the VagCam, and on the right is video of the spectator approaching from the Voyeur cam.
We also printed out a description of the piece which was available to spectator.