{"id":391,"date":"2011-07-16T01:02:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T08:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/?p=391"},"modified":"2011-07-16T15:28:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T22:28:17","slug":"the-due-return-at-center-for-contemporary-arts-santa-fe-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambriente.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/16\/the-due-return-at-center-for-contemporary-arts-santa-fe-nm\/","title":{"rendered":"“THE DUE RETURN” at Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, NM"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Mu\u00f1oz Waxman Gallery of the Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Arts<\/a> currently houses a giant child’s dream. \u00a0Once you walk past the reception desk, imagine walking into a cave and as you come out the other side, you discover a huge sail boat anchored in the main space.<\/p>\n

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First view of the THE DUE RETURN upon exiting cavernous entrance portal<\/p><\/div>\n

My wife took our nearly three year old son to the installation last week and he went nuts. \u00a0I didn’t get to see it, so \u00a0I decided to take him back today, it was a lot of fun – a rich imaginative space for young children and just cool for everyone else.<\/p>\n

The installation was executed by a collaborative group called\u00a0Meow Wolf<\/a>\u00a0and apparently over a 100 artists contributed to the installation. \u00a0If you spend enough time in it, it’s easy to see how over a hundred people could have a hand in it, because it’s so detailed and rich. \u00a0Although I eventually found at least three ways to get into the second level of the “inter-dimensional ship”, initially it appears that steps carved into stone and dirt are the way in… here’s an image from behind the ship picturing the steps and bridge onto the ship:<\/p>\n

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Image from behind Inter-Dimensional Ship<\/p><\/div>\n

Once we were on the deck, my son headed straight to the navigational bridge which is filled with monitors, buttons, switches, leds… The monitor’s present Processing sketches that allow for interaction via a variety of switches. \u00a0Two slightly older kids, perhaps 4, 5 or 6 were already at the helm and navigating the ship into a battle. \u00a0Iggy jumped right in, though he immediately started calling himself the captain.<\/p>\n

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Navigational bridge of THE DUE RETURN<\/p><\/div>\n

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Close up of main monitor in the Bridge, a fun Processing sketch.<\/p><\/div>\n

At the back of the bridge, there are stacked televisions with single channel camera feeds, so that you have a view of other parts of the ship.<\/p>\n

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Security Monitors on THE DUE RETURN, as in most of the ship, some things function others adorn.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0A couple swinging doors behind the bridge lead to the Captain’s private quarters, where you’ll find his bed and a small dinning table and a work desk.<\/div>\n
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Captain's Quarters<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Immediately below the deck is this room, I’m not sure what to call it… the first aid area or the torture chamber… at the center is an old dentist chair with abstract projections behind it.<\/div>\n
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Chamber below the boat's bridge, might be the clinic<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Beyond the clinic and below the main deck are several sleeping quarters. \u00a0They are small stacked crawl chambers and all differently decorated with private belongings of crew members. \u00a0Each crawl space presents plenty of material to investigate and play with.<\/div>\n
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Single sleeping chamber, stacked above another sleeping chamber.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Behind the ship, it leaves some floating, glowing material. \u00a0As well as several other sculptural elements not pictured.<\/div>\n
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Behind the ship as it escapes some floating glow things.<\/p><\/div>\n

Throughout the ship you can find 2D barcodes that lead you to webpages that tell the story of the ship and it’s crew. \u00a0You can learn more about it at THE DUE RETURN’S web site<\/a> and apparently there’s a link to a related iPhone app… every media available is part of this ship! \u00a0It was also a performance space from end of May through June. \u00a0But ultimately, it’s a child’s dream come true.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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