These custom inflatable sculptures are part of the Floating Museum’s installation ‘The Garden’, a collaboration with Kushala Vora featured at Expo Chicago 2023. ‘The Garden’ project is intended to start conversations and showcase performances about the movement of people and plants. The inflatable sculptures are designed to represent the role of plants in shaping the world and how they have affected ecological change, colonialism, capitalism, and violence. The project focuses on exploring the themes of diaspora, improvisation, and creating a space for musicians and performers. The sculpture and platform transform into a performance series at night, and docents engage the public during the day. The project aims to create a pluralistic approach to monumentality by blurring the lines between dialogic platform, sculpture, and performance. Learn more about this installation and all of the Floating Museum projects at https://floatingmuseum.org/
"[The logo] helped us create a better presence, improved foot traffic, became a photo backdrop and helped us have the best-looking booth at the events,"
"Our giant peach is brand new to us and will help us gain name recognition in our community at health fairs, county fairs, farm markets, school events and almost any event we take it to."
"This year’s event was the highest attended in some time, and the [inflatable] astronaut, front and center on our Portico, was a great visible draw from all over the area."