Queen Jellie / Animated Activism

Queen Jellie is a project to raise awareness for our oceans and the life they support. It is intended to be a temporary public art experience that the public interacts with by spinning it and bringing it to life. The structural and graphic elements have been sequentially designed to animate when set into motion and can be captured using my free app. ilumiscope. This allows for a personalized art experience and a “take-away” memento that can be instantly shared on their social networks. Engaging with the public in such a hands-on, direct way allows them to playfully participate, learn and document their experience.

This is a day and night experience. It is primarily made from multiple layers of hand-bent steel rods and laser-cut stainless steel phenakistiscope. Programable LED lighting brings Queen to life and is a big part of the night experience.