Shoot 3D at the Beach: This Sunday Oct 12th

For those of you who attended our event back in May all about Immersive 3-D video will certainly remember my longtime friend from the panel, Jerry (Gerald) Marks of PullTime3D Laboratories.

Jerry is an artist working along the border joining Art and Science. This means more than just technological innovation or use of technology. Far more important is the content emphasis on perception, knowing and questioning. Marks has a philosophy about art that influences all of his work. He wants people to question what they see. he wants them to think about the role time and space play in our perceptions. His visual illusions are his invitation for people to probe. It is his special hope that his work will inspire young people today and in the future to inquire about the way they see the world.

I thought you might find his event this coming Sunday of interest.

Third and final Gerald Marks iLAND/iLAB “shoot 3-D at the beach” art/dance event Sunday 10/12

On Sunday, October 12, we will hold the third, and final, event of our iLAB arts residency out at Dead Horse Bay. This iLAND/iLAB grant was awarded to our collaborative team which also includes dancer/choreographer/surfer Sarah White, and architect/industrial archaeologist Angel Ayón.

The experience will begin at low tide, around 1:00 PM and there will be dance exploration on the tidal flat and a very remarkable bay beach to explore. Sunset, moonrise, and high tide will all happen right around 6:00 PM. Our location was chosen a a perfect spot to view the sunset behind Coney Island and the NY skyline and the moonrise out of Jamaica Bay.

We’ve been struggling to find the best words to describe the event. Here are some things that it will be:
Be-in
Happening
Nature walk
3-D Photoshoot
Archaeological expedition
Dance class/performance
Day at the beach
Eclipse viewing expedition
Meditation opportunity
… and much more!

We have a blogsite that will provide additional information http://deadhorsebay.blogspot.com/
Be sure to keep checking.

Essentially, our event will be all afternoon on Sunday, Oct. 12, on the beach near Floyd Bennett Field, climaxing with a spectacular sunset behind Coney Island, not long after the almost full moon rises out of Jamaica Bay and high tide peaks. There will be a combination of dance performance, industrial archaeology, and Nature study… with plenty of 3-D photo opportunities. There is no rain date, so there does exist the possibility of weather blowing the event.

Our Dead Horse Bay location may be the most beautiful spot in New York City, but it is a little bit remote and reaching it requires almost a half-mile of hiking over uneven terrain. Glass washes up from a hundred-year-old dump site and, while it is sanitary & historic & beautiful glass, it is essential that you take the precaution of wearing some kind of shoes that can get wet. Crocs are Jerry’s footwear of choice, but any kind of water shoes will do it. Keds are another popular choice. FlipFlops will do.

You’ll need to carry in everything that you will need for the day… and carry out all trash. If you are staying for the full five-plus hours, that means enough food and water. This is a little bit like Burning Man. If you hike across the bridge, there is Maria’s Breezy Point food truck there, which has a variety of tasty treats, including shakes, smoothies, burgers, knishes, hot dogs, and her trademark Brazilian Burrito.

There will be almost no shelter from the sun, so that sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat are essential.

No matter how hot it may be during the day, it will get chilly as the sun goes down, so do bring something to put on. We are expecting a sunny 72º but it is sure to feel chilly around the beautiful sunset!

Our events a at the full moon but only the first, August, was precise…our Sept & Oct. dates are “cheated” a little ahead of the true full moon so as to fall on Sundays.

Hearty folk will spend the entire afternoon, into the early evening there, but there will be various opportunities at various times, so one might choose to spend more or less time, up to 5 hours, out on a very special beach. Some folks may choose to visit in the afternoon, hike a bit (perhaps to the ocean beach on Rockaway), then return for the sunset/moonrise. The dance improv performance will begin early, when the tidal flats are exposed.

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Low Tide Dance Installation along the shore and throughout upland trails
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM: Discussion of ideas, reactions and snacks
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM: Individual site exploration. Sunset performance begins around 4:45 PM
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM: Sunset performance concludes on dune

Our events are also 3-D photo shoots and there will be performance/presentations of the work at various venues this winter. Of course we sill show the 3-D from the event at an upcoming NYSS meeting.

Getting there by Public Transportation
Take the #2 Train to the last stop, Flatbush Avenue/Brooklyn College. Come upstairs and transfer to the Q35 Bus, which stops right in front of the Payless Shoe Store. (Note that other busses also stop there!) Tell the driver that you will be getting off at “the last stop before the bridge.” (You could also get off the bus at the next-to-last stop before the bridge, which is the Visitor’s Center for Floyd Bennett, then walk along the Bay to the site.)

Getting there by Bike
The Brooklyn Bike Map shows an easy route to the site.

http://www.nycbikemaps.com/maps/brooklyn-bike-map/

If you are taking your bike by subway, the Brighton Beach stop on the B and Q lines is closest, but any stop in or near Coney Island will be close. Note that bikers should use a different subway line than train riders taking the bus.

Getting there by Car
Take the Belt Parkway or another route to Flatbush Avenue, heading out towards Rockaway. Just before the toll plaza for the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, make a left onto Aviation Road and you will come to a parking area.
Jerry
Gerald Marks