I recently helped install a Nick Cave Soundsuit in a private residence in Kansas City. Getting to handle this work was a privilege and gave me a moment to admire their materials, surface, and structure. As their name implies, the suits truly come to life through motion, swaying with each movement and putting off sounds created by the various materials. My buddy/co-worker Rhys and I dressed the suits onto mannequins then snapped some pics.
In this image you can see the surface is completely covered with hand-sewn buttons that clink and clank as the suit moves. The head/face is carefully constructed of thousands of steal wires....Cave's other suits are often made from human hair, steel flowers, and sequins.
Back in the shop, we spent the last week building a large crate for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. This crate will house their Waterlilies painting by Claude Monet. Its total size was 103"hx185"lx24"w, and had to be pushing a half-ton in weight. All Nelson crates are painted yellow to distinguish their crates from others in museum storage rooms. I enjoy documenting the large roller marks and the transition of the crates from start to finish. Kyle Combs, crate painter and mustache grower, is laying down the first coat of Safety Yellow.
And here it is all done up...enjoy the crate Monet.
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