Art Projects
Floating art, including art boats, is an essential part of the Ephemerisle experience.
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Current Projects for 2022
Art projects for the upcoming year can be found on the Art Projects page. Also check out the Fundraisers.
The list there is never comprehensive, but it should give an idea of some of what's showing up.
Past projects:
2021
2020
2019
Arts And Entertainment District
A magical art park of sculpture, chill space, interactive art, and public space environments.
The Arts and Entertainment District will be an inter-island effort and include varied music, interactive art and games, talks and workshops, climbable things, chill spaces, art boats and interisland ferries, live music, and more. There will be daytime activities, nighttime magic, interisland cruises, and play.
Join us: artphemerisle@gmail.com
Organized by: Stellar Grey
APOTHEOSIS
MUSIC . LIBATIONS . CURSES . PROPHECY
Join us for a live performance of APOTHEOSIS, a theater event debuting on Siren Island this Ephemerisle.
For more information: [Rising Tithe Subscription[1]]
Artist: Siren Island Crew
Siren Island
Siren Island is modeled off the greek mythology of the Seirēn, it makes relevant the powerful untamed feminine that bestows healing powers and offers the wisdom of nature. Through archaeological and ethnographic research on the history and use of olive oil, our treatments revolve around oil bathing, giving the island its phrase ET OLEVM AD INFLVVNT, meaning “The Oil Will Flow.” We repair what has been stripped from our skin and teach what has been forgotten from our language. We commune with the earth and bathe in the harvest. They had nectar and ambrosia, but we have olive oil, and The Oil Will Flow.
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Artist: Serena JV Elston
Swimming Tree
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A living tree installation. The Swimming Tree will grow from a floating platform that sits at the center of the Arts District and acts as a swimming dock. During the day, swimmers will relax on cushions under the tree’s shade. At night, lights will peak from the canopy and create a quiet and magical place. Artist: Emma Ainge |
The Pontunery
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The Pontunery first arrived at Ephemerisle as a pontoon boat in 2016, hence the name. We rented a pontoon boat and transformed it into a live music jam space with comfortable seating and shade. In 2017 we created a 12x16 hand-built floating porch for waterside music playing and lounging in the shade. We have hosted karaoke, workshops and talks, a dance party, and much music-playing. Maintenance and support fund ($600/yr maintenance and upgrades): Paypal to Pontunery@gmail.com
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Have You No Shame?
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Have You No Shame? An Interactive Social Hygiene Teaching Game Have You No Shame are a set of "Adopt-a-Shame" cards featuring festival and boating mishaps and social faux pas. Adopt someone else's abandoned Shame and pose for a proud photo as a new Shameparent. Look for the person who actually did the bad thing. Also, don't ever do that thing again. Have You No Shame may attempt to be a photo booth for 2019. There will at least be a cool sign, by Dawn Ho. Join us: tenminutedate@gmail.com Artists: Sharon Kubo and Stellar Grey |
The Entanglement
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The Entanglement: pontoons below, beats above. Creating a space for creative expression through dance and music. Artist: Woody |
Siren Island
Siren Island is modeled off the greek mythology of the Seirēn, it makes relevant the powerful untamed feminine that bestows healing powers and offers the wisdom of nature. Through archaeological and ethnographic research on the history and use of olive oil, our treatments revolve around oil bathing, giving the island its phrase ET OLEVM AD INFLVVNT, meaning “The Oil Will Flow.” We repair what has been stripped from our skin and teach what has been forgotten from our language. We commune with the earth and bathe in the harvest. They had nectar and ambrosia, but we have olive oil, and The Oil Will Flow.
Artist: Serena JV Elston
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
CubeShip
A giant floating structure supporting multiple layers of hammocks.
Artist: Matt Bell
Hot Tub
A sunken hot tub, using a sheet of neoprene to separate the hot water from the cold.
Artist: Jane Huang
Meditation Platform
A quiet space in which to recharge without any social pressures.
Artist: Laura Salcido
Titan Platform Painting
The best decorated place to dance!
Artist: Jen Zariat, Adam Katz
Twister Platform
Floating twister board.
Artist: Adam Katz
(Details on 2014 Art Projects)
2013
Blanket Fort Island
Barrel float island constructed mostly from found materials.
Artists: LAbikecult
Hyper Cube ??
A floating jungle gym structure with PVC pipes and pool noodles.
Artist: ???
LoveCraft Flowers
Paper flowers and ceiling decorations aboard the LoveCraft
Artist: Belle Black
Platform 9 3/4
A floatilla of pool rafts anchored to a spot part way between the islands. It served as both a remote get-away and a rest stop for swimmers between the islands.
Artists: Tyson Macdonald and Darryl Hunt, Ephemerisle 2013, 2014
Rooftop Zomes
Rooftop Zome, curated by Candice Achenbach. Made by Rob ?
Artist: Candice Achenbach, Ephemerisle 2013, 2014
So Long and Thanks For All the Fish ??
Animated lighting of a dolphin rising up to a small flying saucer.
Artists: David and Candy Smith
Turtle
Rooftop Turtle and cuddle room.
Artists: Joanna Bresee, et. al.
(Details on 2013 Art Projects)
2012
The Bearded Lady
Be the Bearded Lady.
Artist: Gerry Deckert
Cuddle Gallery
This 24'x28' platform and dome was the coziest place at Ephemerisle - a place to admire art, exchange ideas and dream!
Artists: Kristy Hilands, Candice Achenbach, Christopher Rasch
Lemonade and Lasers
A floating lemonade stand with lasers, and maybe underwater lights too!
Artist: Bonnie Barrilleaux
Jellyfish
A tent with LED lighting and tentacles hanging from the ceiling.
Artists: Joanna, Ping, & Helen
Jellypus
A massive underwater octopus-like light show.
Artists: Michael Clive & Cyprien Noel; Ephemerisle 2012, 2014
(Details on 2012 Art Projects)
2011
Cuddle Tent
A colorful and semi-private place to snuggle up.
Artist: Matt Bell, Kate _?
Pyramid / Reed Forest
Pyramid: A floating pyramid structure made of PVC tubing and pool noodles.
Artist: Joseph Kisenwether
Reed Forest: A floating array of vertical pool noodles mounted on a submerged wooden structure. An experiment which didn't turn out all that well.
Artist: Matt Bell
Tilting Game Platform
This 8'x 8' platform is designed to hold up to 2 people and allow them to tilt the platform and thus roll a ball by moving around.
Artist: Matt Bell and Kate _?
Water Slide
A semi-floating water slide for quick boat evacuation.
Artist: Erin Rapacki; Ephemerisle 2011, 2012
(Details on 2011 Art Projects)
2010
The Relentless Artstead Boat Project
... explore the possibilities of art, performance, and seasteading while bringing boating into the world of art and art into the world of boating. Crew members from the project "Swimming Cities of Serenissima" by the artist Swoon have teamed up with an all star crew of Bay Area artists to salvage a 1945 hand crafted houseboat. We plan to convert the boat into a mobile artstead in the ad-hoc style of San Francisco's unique D.I.Y. arts community.
Dandelion (aka, the world's largest koosh ball)
Made from close to 300 pool noodles, the Dandelion was the Epic Pool Toy of Not-Ephemerisle 2010.
Artist: Matt Bell
(Details on 2010 Art Projects)
2009
Achievement Lounge
People who reached the end of the path to the Achievement Lounge got free beer. Then they had to try to get back.
Artist: Matt Bell
Apocaisle
Apocaisle was an impressively large two-story pirate boat.
Creators include Paul Bohm and many others.
Flowers
Floating flowers with nighttime lights.
Artist: Anja Ulfeldt
Floating Swing
The floating swing was one of the interactive toys.
Artist: Dav Yaginuma
Ripple Theater
The Ripple Theater used the ripples in the water as an analog ray-tracer to create trippy visual effects from a projector's image. People dancing on platforms nearby created ripples in time with the music, which then created synced visuals on the screen.
Artist: Matt Bell
Turtle Boat
Artist: Unknown
