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The scale of the instal­la­tion The Titan and the Fireflies is gigan­tic, espe­cially when you con­sider the medium used to cre­ate the sculp­tures – bal­loons. After see­ing this exhi­bi­tion you’ll never think of bal­loons in the same way. If you have always been amazed by clowns mak­ing dogs and hats out of bal­loons this will be enough to send you into ana­phy­lac­tic shock.

The party was a spec­ta­cle and the crowd took more pho­tos of the work than I’ve ever seen at an instal­la­tion. Children and adults had the same look on their faces when the stepped through the entrance. Their eyes got big and their mouths fell open. They walked and ran between and under the Titan and the fire­flies (which looked like shrimp to me).

The Skybox was dark, lit only by a few prism spot­lights and ambi­ent light from the sec­ond floor. It was a bit like swim­ming in an aquar­ium with lumi­nous crea­tures and small black enti­ties dart­ing here and there light­ing at the bar and buffet.

If you want the full impact of the expe­ri­ence don’t look at the photo slideshow or any of the process videos until you see the exhibit in person.

These are pho­tos from the open­ing party.

The Titan and the Fireflies
New Work by Jason Hackenwerth
Curated by Eileen Tognini

Opening Party: Friday, October 30, 2009 7 – 10 pm
Exhibition: October 31– November 28
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday
12 — 6 pm

The Skybox
2424 East York Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125