Kim Adams’ entry into the Ice Follies is a monumental work described as being of “subversive engineering.” Completely constructed of corrugated metal, this “bug-eyed” hut comes complete with a heater, a doorbell, peepholes, candy green seats, cupholders (perfectly sized for beer cans), portholes, toys for adults (sex in a can through a viewfinder), and it’s hung with fantastic lures…
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2004
Keith Campbell, Through the Looking Glass, 2004
Through the Looking Glass is Keith Campbell’s crystalline work of art. Made completely of mirrors, this work is all about reflecting back, in a kaleidoscopic way, the beautiful landscape of Lake Nipissing. The creation is always in flux as it continually changes depending on what it is reflecting, integrating the visitor within the art piece itself…
Ernest Daetwyler, Ice Bubbles, 2004
Ice Bubbles by Ernest Daetwyler consists of several smaller bubble huts that people were invited to enter into. Daetwyler was inspired to create these works by a young girl that he knew, who told him that she’d like to get her family and friends into bubbles and then fly away. It is a whimsical installation that speaks about new life, childhood, and our simple, yet profound connections to the lake and nature…
Susan Detwiler, Housecoat, 2004
Susan Detwiler is known as an artist who uses fabric in unique contexts. She has been known to work with roadkill and hunter’s blinds in the past. For this show, Detwiler has clothed a hut in snowmobile suit material, given it pockets and a sash, and in this way “humanized” the structure. The use of the wool and flannel, stuffed with polyfill, gives the hut a layer of extra protection…
Dan Elzinga, A Tribute to Clifton Whiten, 2004
Dan Elzinga is a local community member who died recently. From outside, the hut looks like a humble, cobbled-together shack. However, within the ice hut, one finds a number of significant objects and mementos, chosen for their associative relationship to Clifton Whiten. These consist of a strange wood, glass, and lead sculptures…
Ivan Juraki, Lure, 2004
Ivan Juraki’s Lure is a pure white toylike hut that blends into its surroundings except for the doorway. Through a large keyhole cut into the door of the hut a strong light shines enticing the viewer to look inside. This keyhole is the only access to the interior of the piece. Entry is frustrated. In doing so Lure acts to stimulate the viewer’s imagination…
Catherine Kozyra, Waiting for Leviathan, 2004
Catherine Kozyra’s idea for this project evolved from the image of “fishing for the Leviathan” as represented in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. This hut is comprised of a geodesic-style dome made of translucent space-age fabric. The fabric is stretched taut into shape by an exoskeleton composed of PVC piping. The translucent shell of the tent is covered with a loosely woven…