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participatory art project.
The questions: Who are we? Why are we here? What happens to us after we die? I leave to religion and the philosophers to answer.
I am more interested in where do we travel in our lives and who do we meet along the way?
My Voyage Project creates unexpected encounters between people and art. Then invites the beholder to interact with the project. Each vessel has a message embedded into its surface:
You have
just encountered
a
sculpture by
Francis Sileo. It
is part of: Voyage
Project an
interactive art endeavor. The
purpose of this venture is
to create unexpected encounters between
people and art. Then
document the universal human experiences of
discovery, possession and release. Keep
this object as long as you would like, or
set it on its way again. Whatever
you choose, please send an e-mail to:
XXXXX@xxxxx.com Enter
the name of this work: " in
the Subject Field. Include
your name (optional), the date, and where
you encountered this sculpture. Add
a description and/or photograph of its condition, and
any thoughts you had upon encountering this object. I
will respond to your e-mail with a history of all previous encounters, and
post your thoughts to the web page. Thank you for your participation in this project. Hopefully
it brought some joy and wonderment to your day, and I wish you well on your own personal voyage. www.VoyageProject.com (All submissions become the property of Francis Sileo and Voyage Project)
The vessels are released in public spaces or through art galleries, and their journey begins. Some people interact more than others. I have received brief notes about encounters, personal narratives sharing a bond with a vessel, and photographs of a wide range of people and their encounters: from hotel maids, to brides at their wedding, to celebrities like Margaret Cho, Bella Fleck, and Carrie Fisher. You are invited to join this project in three ways:
To see more details about the vessels, videos and pictures about their release and encounters, please click on a link from the column to the right.
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Below is the collection of vessels that have been completed to date. To view larger images, details, encounter and exhibition histories about the individual pieces, click on the vessel of your choice.
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