Opened November 2016
The Ringling
The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art
State Art Museum of Florida
5401 Bay Shore Road
Sarasota FL
Pathless Woods was an interactive, site-specific installation, consisting of over 24 miles of multi-colored satin ribbon, projections, music, and scent. Walking through the piece felt like swimming through a sea of color. The visitor to Pathless Woods left the reality of the museum and entered into another world; a constructed synesthetic experience where the senses were encouraged to overlap. There was the touch of the ribbons on skin; the sound of composer, Michael Gandolfi’s Garden of Cosmic Speculation; Adam Larsen’s muti-media projections reflecting off the ribbons and Beau Rhee’s scent evoking the smell of pine forests. Over 300,000 visitors experienced the meditative and joyful experience of Pathless Woods.
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Collaborators
- Curator at The Ringling Museum of Art:
Matthew McLendon
- Associate Designer:
Kina Park
- Projection Designer:
Adam Larsen
- Scent Designer:
Beau Rhee
- Rigging Crew:
The Ringling Museum of Art
- Photos:
Peter Acker (Images 1-4)
Adam Larsen (Image 5)
Daniel Perales (Image 6)
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