Again, I tried to go up Rock Canyon and install some prayer flags. This time I made them more coherent, all using the Target Stores' standard shopping bag. I also thought that, with the increase in number of flags, there would be a stronger presence. Although they looked great in person, while standing inside the installation, as seen from a distance, they looked small and insignificant.
I've decided two possible reasons for this problem. On the one hand, putting an installation on a mountain side is a dangerous business because the mountain is so large. It engulfs the installation. There is too much space. On the other hand, I think that spacing the flags out in a chaotic pattern dissolves some of the coherency they could have. I believe that I might try installing this work by a body of water on a rocky beach and see how it looks; or it might look better if I give up the chaotic arrangement and line them up.
Lastly, there wasn't much wind. Although I thought this wouldn't be a problem, it was. Without the wind, the flags looked impotent and didn't stand out as flags. They looked like trash.
This could possibly be overly critical, but I'm just trying to get this project to work, visually. I enjoyed installing it and am especially thankful to Mike, Rebecca, Karl and Angela who helped put it up. We'll see how things improve in the future. Check out the video or look at Karl and Angela's pictures.
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