Ashland.news photo by Bob Palermini
Mass for the Endangered, a multi-sensory film experience of music and animated artwork, and collaborative community art project to raise awareness of threatened species
By Lucie K. Scheuer for Ashland.news
Rogue Valley residents were treated to a mystical, immersive experience at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum in Ashland last weekend. It was the viewing of a visually mesmerizing short film entitled “Mass for the Endangered,” a digitally designed tribute to endangered animals, followed by the attendees’ engagement in an interactive art project. Participants were invited to “paint” special watercolor crayons onto blocks of vellum (a form of translucent paper) that contained images of imperiled animal species from the West Coast.
The completed tiles, evocative of stained glass, have been placed in an installation at the back of the museum in a temporary “Chapel for the Endangered,” which will be open for viewing through Jan. 4...
