Invitation: Teeter Totter

Invitation: Teeter Totter

A collaborative installation in the Art South Container in Fort Worth’s SoMa district, courtesy of Art Tooth. Encouraging community building through play, Rogers Andreen invited participants to add their creations to a kinetic sculpture, throw a handful of handmade confetti, and sign their names on the windows of the venue.

Invitation: Teeter Totter

Invitation: Teeter Totter

The view of the installation from outside the Art South Container

Teeter Totter: Detail

Teeter Totter: Detail

A detail of the collaborative armature, installed prior to the collaborative reception.

Teeter Totter: Detail Post-Reception

Teeter Totter: Detail Post-Reception

During the public reception for Invitation: Teeter Totter, participants were encouraged to make additional sculptures to balance within the installation.

Confetti Meditation: Pre-Reception

Confetti Meditation: Pre-Reception

A bag of handmade confetti, waiting to be tossed into the air.

Confetti Meditation: Detail

Confetti Meditation: Detail

A Descriptive Tour of Invitation: Teeter Totter, Part 1

This descriptive language video gives context and an accessible viewing format for people who could not make it to see the installation in person. Part 1 covers the sculpture prior to the opening, during which participants were invited to contribute their own creations to the kinetic framework.

Invitation: Teeter Totter, Description Part 2

Part Two of this descriptive video series covers the installation post-collaboration. Things have definitely changed!