Wheel of Fortune Tarot Installation
WHEEL OF FORTUNE IS A CIRCULAR INSTALLATION OF SALVAGED DOORS WHICH, UPON
ENTERING, EACH REVEAL A LARGE-SCALE BLACK AND WHITE MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
METALLIC PHOTOGRAPH. THE PORTRAIT SERIES OF WOMEN FEATURE WILDLY UNIQUE
DEPICTIONS OF THE TAROT’S MAJOR ARCANA ARCHETYPES. INSIDE IS A BEAUTIFUL
PARLOR WITH A HAND CRAFTED, METAL, OPEN-AIR GAZEBO WITH BENCHES MADE
WITH VINTAGE BED FRAMES, A CENTRAL SEATING OTTOMAN WITH STEPS WHICH
INVITE CURIOUS VISITORS UP TO SPIN A BULLET RIDDEN BARREL LANTERN THAT
CASTS BEADS OF LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SPACE. THIS IS ALL CROWNED BY A FIRE
CHANDELIER WHICH EXHIBITS DELICATE PROPANE FLAME EFFECTS AT NIGHT. HAND
WE ARE FULLY SOLAR POWERED BY SIX 130 WATT PANELS HOUSED BY A CUSTOM LED LIT SOLAR ARRAY OUTPOST.
THE ARRAY CAN BE USED OPTIONALLY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION NEEDED AND WAS SIZED TO MAINTAIN A CHARGE FOR UP TO TWO DAYS OR CAN BE INSTALLED FOR SHORTER EVENTS TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGY.
THE OUTPOST PROVIDES THE ENERGY NEEDED TO ILLUMINATE THE 22 DOORS INSIDE AND OUT, PLUS THE CENTRAL SPINNING LANTERN AND TURNS ON WITH A TIMED SYSTEM. THE SOLAR ARRAY ALSO SERVES AS ANOTHER SHADED SITTING AREA FOR VISITORS.
INSTALLATION SPECS: 44 SQR FT. – 26FT DIAMETER CIRCLE – 7FT TALL RING OF DOORS – 13FT TALL AT CENTER OF GAZEBO
Anne Staveley and Jill Sutherland are the Designers and Creators of the WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
Together they are LIVINLARGEPHOTO. they create surreal images on a massive scale such as Large murals & multimedia installations from their photography.
they are Believers in the Power of Images to start Conversations of Change.
http://wheeloffortune-tarot.com
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