Photo Credits: Elise Coates, Squonk.org
Commissioned by ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, MI. Created in 2023.
BROUHAHA
Interactive Performances by Squonk
Brouhaha is an immersive outdoor spectacle bursting with rollicking music, dazzling imagery, and the thrill of audience participation. At the center of this riotous romp is the Squonkcordion, an enormous musical instrument powered by behemoth bellows topped with towering tuba bells. At the peak of the performance, Squonk invites the audience to play this foghorn organ, welcoming them to experience the joy of a brass band and the fireworks of community. They don't have to be musicians, but by the end of the show, we will all embrace the joy of making sounds—and the risk and camaraderie that entails.
Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Squonk creates boisterous outdoor spectacles fusing fantastic visual design, playful staging, and high-energy original music. Their fall tour is bringing Brouhaha around the country and to Canada!
Ghost Fox Toys 3D
Art Installation of 3D Toys
Throughout the festival, attendees will encounter large scale 3D works created by Ghost Fox Toys. The 5 works include 2 of El Paso’s iconic landmarks along with 3 of pigeons. The works are various sizes located throughout the festival footprint. They are original works from Ghost Fox Designer Toy Store and Gallery’s “El Paso Iconic Landmark” Collection.
Ghost Fox Toys is the wife and husband art duo of Michelle Delgado and Gino Ybarra. As full time artists, they specialize in various forms of designer toys, such as: customizing toys for gallery shows, making original character resin toys, and most recently, having some designs made in vinyl with several toy producers such as Strangecat Toys, Clutter Studios, and MERRY GO ROUND Toys. They have recently opened a brick and mortar location in Downtown El Paso, which includes dedicated gallery space to continue hosting group and solo shows.
Photo Credits: Ghost Fox Toys
Photo Credits: Render by: @caliche.edstudio, courtesy of Serjik Leon.
RACK OF LIGHTS
Structural Art Installation by Serjism
Formed by using pallet racking in a non-conventional way, “Rack of Lights” is a two tunnel structure where visitors who enter will have amazing visuals in 360 degrees. Lights will interact with sound so every sound made inside will have a direct effect on the lighting of the entire structure. Once visitors enter into a tunnel, they will be able to talk and interact with people in the other tunnel, making it fun to connect with others who are immersed in the installation as well. The shell of the structure will be a transparent plastic, so the tunnels will have their own sound environment to make you feel you are in a whole different space. From afar and close up, this art installation will give an aesthetic, colorful and imposing presence that captivates and mesmerizes viewers, inviting them into a world where imagination and reality connects in harmony.
This large scale art installation is inspired by Pallet Racking, using industrial elements to create an immersive structure filled with life. “Rack of Lights” is created by Serjism Industrial Art founder Serjik Leon.