Danger Dane and I set up our project on the running trail on the shore of the lagoon nearest to Manzanita Village. We recorded an audio loop of crunching bones, chewing, swallowing, roaring, and burping noises, and played it through a speaker hidden in the bushes on the hillside opposite the lagoon, across the running trail. Just in front of the speakers hiding spot, we placed a sign with warnings posted all over, including an eye-witness sketch of the lagoon monster itself, as well an LA Times article with two new headlines reading "Lagoon Monster attacks campuses nationwide", and "Monster Strikes one Victim so Far". Closing off the running trail, we tied caution tape from the lagoon's fence to the sign. To top off the visual aspect of the piece, we laid a real cow Femur (nice and disgusting with pieces of meat and tendon intact) in the bushes, easily visible, as well as carved claw prints into the dirt trail, leading from the lagoon to the bushes. As people passed, we stopped them, and warned them of the risk in passing, and suggested that they stay away from the bushes, keep moving, keep their limbs away from the bushes, and to leave their food if they decide to pass. Most people didn't ask any questions whatsoever, and followed our instructions, obviously weirded out by the creepy sound effects. The funniest reaction we got was when an older woman walked by...listened to our warnings...and as she was walking away, stopped, turned, and asked; "Art department?". I guess it was that obvious...
Overall, I think our project received some great public reaction!
Here is a slideshow documenting the photos Danger Dane and I took of our Personal Space project, inlayed with the audio recording we had playing from behind the bushes. Enjoy!
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