Across the city, hushed whispers confirmed her early-morning return. Rumors were flying back-and-forth around water coolers. Ann is back and re-energized for more late-night dancing. But what was she really up to during her two-month respite?
Readers may remember my post last February expressing concern for Ann’s possible boredom or loneliness as she repeated her only dance move nonstop. She took matters into her own bulbs (so-to-speak) by flickering on and off until she was taken to Atlas Signs on the southwest side of Indianapolis. While her electronic shell may have remained in the shop for repair, Ann’s light traveled far. Her first destination was the Wetterling Gallery in Stockholm, Sweden to join up with her old friend Jack. They attended an organic light emitting device conference to learn about the latest health trends affecting their livelihood.
Ann continued her journey with a visit Steve DeFrank’s studio to play with Lite-Brites, his invented medium of choice. DeFrank was a National Portrait Competition finalist several years ago with a life-size, Lite-Brite version of his mom and dad…nude.
Returning home, Ann stopped in St. Louis to see Rainer Kehres & Sebastian Hungerer’s work entitled CHORUS, 2008, located on the site of a burnt church. Part of The Light Project by the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, the overall message of the project was, “like light itself, difficult to pin down.” A bit ironic for Ann to be uncontrollably swaying her way through town wouldn’t you say?
While Ann was MIA from her Mass Ave hangout, she missed the excitement of IndyFringe Festival, the Colts first regular season game at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Circle City Classic, Barak Obama’s visit to Legion Mall and much more. But she arrived home just in time for the Halloween-goers Friday night, Saturday morning’s Monumental Marathon, the Pacer’s opening home victory Saturday evening, the Indianapolis Colts tremendous win Sunday night over the team’s rival the New England Patriots, and Tuesday’s historic vote. Surely, Ann has plenty going on in Indy to keep her happy. But you never know when she may be in the mood for another randevu with light.
Passersby might watch to see if Ann slides in any new dance moves she may have picked up on her travels. Welcome home Ann.
November 5th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I was relieved to have Ann back. She was greatly missed by those of us who rush over to Starbucks on early cold mornings in order to get coffee and treats.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Nice post. I’ve been intrigued by the negative responses to this piece on the Indystar.com’s article. There were just as many on the last article they ran on this piece, when it was taken down …
Interesting how “public art” takes on a different kind of ownership than the art that is caged up in museums …
November 10th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I loved reading your account of Ann’s travels. I’m glad she’s back!