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Secret Wall Tattoos by sea monster, artmouse, officer j-dog
October 22nd, 2009 6:48 PM / Location: -17.48854,-149.8270
The Richard B. Gump Field Research Station on Mo'orea, French Polynesia is used, time-share style, by many universities and organizations. Over the years, a rather ... eclectic ... mix of reading materials have come to reside here, via donation or forgetfulness of its myriad of residents.
Given the mostly second-rate literature available, we decided to install both a wishlist as well as an accompanying message for future generations of 'Gumpers' to discover.
Gump Library
-quality- literature -only-, clearly
we had to wait a really long time for all the other krazy kollege kidz to fall asleep
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materials:
fabric paint (not many options on a tropical island)
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design notes:
our class mates are wondering why all the sharpies aren't working....
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paintbrushes and headlamps:
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it got increasingly uncomfortable to do detail work...
Even with three people working, it still took between two and three hours each night to complete!
by 3AM the second night we were feeling tired, silly, accomplished, and worthy of another popsicle break
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(larger images below)
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now hidden away from sight, and we're happy to announce no one has discovered them yet, in the days it's been completed!
more process-focused photos found below
Manuia Mo'orea!
Given the mostly second-rate literature available, we decided to install both a wishlist as well as an accompanying message for future generations of 'Gumpers' to discover.
Gump Library-quality- literature -only-, clearlywe had to wait a really long time for all the other krazy kollege kidz to fall asleep
_
materials:
fabric paint (not many options on a tropical island)
_
design notes:
our class mates are wondering why all the sharpies aren't working....
_
paintbrushes and headlamps:
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Night #1
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Night #2
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it got increasingly uncomfortable to do detail work...
Even with three people working, it still took between two and three hours each night to complete!by 3AM the second night we were feeling tired, silly, accomplished, and worthy of another popsicle break
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Results: three shelves, three wall tattoos, three (or six) secret messages.
(larger images below)
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now hidden away from sight, and we're happy to announce no one has discovered them yet, in the days it's been completed!
more process-focused photos found below
Manuia Mo'orea!
43 vote(s)
- Samantha
- Lincøln
- Borgasm
- Mr Everyday
- Ombwah
- Skitz Ø
- Spidere
- teucer
- The Found Walrus
- susy derkins
- Sombrero Guy
- Ben Yamiin
- done
- rongo rongo
- Poisøn Lake
- Juxtapolemic
- Sean Mahan
- KristinawithaK
- Orynes
- Rin Brooker
- Juliette
- Camel O'Rama
- Mistress MeiMei
- LC Wildcard
- Ntan McNunofurbizwax
- Ian Kizu-Blair
- sPuNk
- Austin Cook
- Secret Agent
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- anna one
- Loki
- Not Here No More
- saille is planting praxis
- Cat Riding Panda Pants
- Waldo Cheerio
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- Markov Walker
- Monkey Hero
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posted by artmouse on October 23rd, 2009 9:25 PM
a lot of the current gump library is 'yikes' indeed
posted by Ben Yamiin on October 23rd, 2009 9:41 AM
damn girl.
you're dark.
also, fuckin' rad. (the task, not you)
(well, you all are rad too.)
posted by rongo rongo on October 23rd, 2009 1:04 PM
I like how the wall tattoo you designed fits so well with the location you picked out.
posted by LC Wildcard on October 26th, 2009 10:34 PM
You guys are some kind of sneaky, to have my own roomie slinking out at night to carry on with these shenanigans . . . .
Anyways, well played, I would happily trade those shelves of mediocrity and plain awfulness for the wishlist painted back there. Well, maybe expect Riders. That's a keeper.
Damnit. That was gonna be the title of my comment. Now it would look silly right after your comment.
Nicely done. Easily the most coherent secret wall tattoo yet.
I saw one of my favorites among your requests too.
and I also saw an issue of Bio of a Space Tyrant... yikes!