Bain Project Documentation: Writers & Photographers

I made it out to the Bain Project over the weekend with John Dancy-Jones who is in the midst of multiple wrapup posts with photos that can be found via a list at the bottom of this post.

I don't have a lot to say about it, partly because I learned to hate art critics back during my performing days and partly because, if I dig in, I tend towards the hypercritical myself.

But I will say that some of the artists, who weren't identified with particular pieces though they all looked like work by specific artists, did a particularly awesome job and everybody made strong contributions. Overall it was a great community event.

Here are some responses and photographs from other folks around town:

Heather at IndieNC Blog interviewed many of the artists and posted some nice pics after the first weekend.

Kevin Green discussed one of his photos at The Digital Photo Project and also posted a few photos on Flickr.

Grayson Currin writes about the audio cd, The Bain Music Project.

Flickr sets & selections in the order found:

Steve Burnett
eclectic.bumpkin
haplochant
Karnevil
Riva Derci
bliss24

The Flickr action is extensive. Here are a couple of search options organized by "most recent":
tags: bainproject
fulltext: bain project

On a somber note:

Folks from Toxic Free NC shared some thoughts at New Raleigh regarding lead hazards on the site and I don't recall seeing any warnings when I attended. That's a bad look for the project and the artists involved, imho. They should have had a very visible warning sign at the entrance explaining the dangers and how to conduct oneself.
[via Raleigh Eco News]

If you have documentation or responses online, feel free to drop links in the comments.

Related Raleighwood, NC Coverage:
The Bain Project & Bain Waterworks Photographs
The Bain Project: Site-Specific Art at Bain Waterworks

Comments

[John Dancy-Jones]

Hey thanks for the link to my Bain page, and I'm gonna be working a while to finish covering such a complex event. I think the lead concerns are very reasonable, though I personally thought the risks presented were quite small (but not non-existent). So you are right on, Clyde, that a visible sign would have been the right thing. The lead was mentioned on the website, and wasn'r it just wild that everyone was asked to view safety information on that clipboard before turning in their permit. I'm embarrassed to say I never read it - it may have had lead info, for all I know. Which does not change your excellent point about a visible warning.

[Clyde Smith]

My understanding is that, according to one of the Toxic Free NC writers, quite small can still be quite dangerous.

It's especially odd when you consider the progressive tendencies of the organizers and the fact that they knew this was a problem and, if I recall correctly, at least one wore protective gear.