GIANT SQUID STALKS SãO MIGUEL
22 Aug 2016
The annual Walk&Talk public art festival has seen the inclusion of a giant red squid installation called Vernie, which facilitates communication with festival participants – as all good squids do!
Art collective Moradavaga have installed a giant squid on the island of São Miguel in Azores, as part of the annual Walk&Talk Festival. Vernie, as he is affectionately known, allows users to interact with each other by speaking and hearing through the arms and eyes of the colossal mollusc. The studio were invited by Walk&Talk Festival to participate in the 6th edition of the event by creating a site-specific art piece which would relate to the rich sea life that exists in and around the atlantic archipelago.
Vernie the giant squid was constructed by Moradavaga in the town of Ponta Delgada in São Miguel, using individual electric cable protectors wrapped around a single structure. The individual pipes extend from the installation, winding round different objects and areas of the park. Visitors can speak into the arms and eyes of the sea life creature, allowing them to hear their voice echo into the center of the structure. The interactive sound piece acts as playful tool for passers-by of all ages, and makes an interesting use of the space within the park at the Walk&Talk festival 2016.
VERNIE from Moradavaga on Vimeo.
