@resonatesuwannee 2026 was incredible and I’m still reeling - both physically and emotionally. Another year where nearly everyone was incredibly easy to work with and brought some incredible art! I didn’t get pictures of every install (I took pics mostly for reference) but everyone had a unique and important contribution. I want to send out a huge thank you to everyone involved including all the artists, workshop presenters, staff, attendees, and @suwanneemusicpark staff.
We scaled back a little bit with our spends on install artists this year so we could purchase some items for the festival to have for years to come. These consisted of a few disco balls,(7) 5’ inflatable orbs, and an inflatable frog.
We’ve always got room for improvement, but with some last second cancellations from some artists taken into account (sorry Porch Stage) I think overall the fest looked great. The Porch Stage is a primary focus for me this offseason. We had discussed some shade options last offseason but ultimately thought the move back to April would make it much less necessary. We were wrong and will do our best next year to address that blazing ball of fire in the sky. The entire area by the Porch is limited a bit by possible vendor placement and the natural layout of the field but next year we hope to make this stage feel just as alive as the rest of the fest.
I’ve got so much more I could say, but for now I’ll leave things there.
Hope I’m not leaving anyone out below! I’ll try to make a separate post about the gallery artists later.
@theploppet@mr.cranklin@soular.studios@harrypackart@kislestylz@liminalspace.life@lunarlightproject@portalpixies@chayaav_@petergabrieljackson@formuladesign@its_mc_nomes@distoart@sanctuarium369@spottsevents@n3wttron@geovisual_creations@theashventure@moniqueboileau.art
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“Mind Tunnel” - the seen and unseen consciousness
Created for @resonatesuwannee in collaboration @iamlaserfox
Nylon netting, black and fluorescent acrylic yarn, 3M reflective material (only in top section), wire, paracord, and RGB lasers
huge thanks as always to @bombyarn and @resonatesuwannee for another fantastic weekend at @suwanneemusicpark
this year's installation was the best one yet. check out Bomb Yarn's post for the entire description of the concept behind all the light and string.
and much love to @unitylasers and @pangolinlasersystems
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Resonate 2026: Mind Tunnel - a collaboration with @iamlaserfox for @resonatesuwannee
The concept of this piece is an artistic interpretation of our understanding of the mind. It was created with 4 layers of black netting to represent the conscious, subconscious, and higher mind.
The top layer is the higher mind. It is perfect and unattainable from our physical bodies. Sitting “above” us and acting like an arrow, pointing us in the direction of our greatest passions.
The layer of black netting immediately below represents the beginning of the subconscious. It is made with netting that has smaller holes than the lower sections, this is important later. Black yarn hangs from this highest level in an unpredictable pattern creating drooping sections.
The third layer down uses black netting with larger holes and various strands of black yarn hanging straight down. These strands hang through the lowest level of netting below.
The lowest level of netting also uses larger holes. On Friday morning of the festival I brought out yarn balls and initiated an interactive segment of the installation. People of all kinds were invited to throw yarn around and weave a tunnel between the two lowest levels of the black netting and rigging set up lower on the trees.
This yarn represents the conscious mind. It is something we can actively see and grasp and manipulate to our conscious will. In the same way the conscious mind requires the unconscious mind to support it, the yarn requires the black netting to support it. But the unconscious mind, like the black netting and yarn, is mysterious to the conscious mind. It is visible only in glimpses where we can see its vast depth and quiet workings momentarily. Its influence is clear, but you can never see the full unconscious at one time.
But the conscious mind can reach up into the layers of the unconscious, making permanent connections and pathways. To reach higher depths requires more effort and sometimes learned skill. The smaller holes on the upper netting of the subconscious prevents smaller yarn balls from passing through. Only smaller, more concise thoughts have a chance to penetrate. It is possible…. more in comments!
The orbs are still looking good down at Fountain Square! Stop down and enjoy them now that the weather is warming up.
@myfountainsquare@fountaindistrict
What do you think? Sphere or orb? Either way the light, loving colors of this installation are helping to create a warm environment just in time for Valentine’s Day! Come on down and check them out at Fountain Square in Cincinnati.
