Wednesday, January 29, 2014

World Fire Sculpture Championship in Riga, Latvia

I recently got back from the World Fire Sculpture Championship. I was very lucky to have my proposal printed in the official program. The championship consisted of twelve teams and each team had two members. I chose Rod Bouc as my team mate. He is the Deputy Director of the Columbus Museum of Art and a good friend. I have known him since we both went to graduate school at Ohio State University.
There were twelve countries represented: Spain, Latvia, Russia, Lithuania, Australia, Switzerland, Great Britain, Estonia, Finland, France, Sweden and USA. The sculptures were built and burnt on the banks of the Daugava river in downtown Riga.
I have posted the cover of the program, the inside page with my proposal and the actual proposal I sent them - because the resolution is better. I will post more as I process my video footage and photos.



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4 comments:

  1. Darcy VorheesJanuary 30, 2014 at 7:21 PM

    This is so cool David! How did it go when you ignited it?

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  2. Christina WaldJanuary 31, 2014 at 8:45 AM

    I want to see the video!

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  3. ChuckFebruary 2, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    Interesting! Did the kinetic component of the piece work?

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  4. DavidFebruary 6, 2014 at 2:31 PM

    Sorry so late in answering the comments. I did a test burn of the piece here in Cincinnati and it went well after learning quite a bit about the materials and how to lift a heavy load etc.
    I will post a video of the entire event as soon as I get it all edited in Premier Pro.

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