This short documentary explores the artists, commissioning body and community that all came together to create the artwork VESSELS in New Bedford, MA in early 2020.
A documentary style video reflecting on the site specific public art piece by MASARY Studios titled “VESSELS” which took place in New Bedford, MA in Summer 2020.
The video tells the story of the fishing industry, its vessels, DATMA( Massachusetts Design Art & Technology Institute) , New Bedford, the art piece VESSELS and how all interconnected to create the contemporary artwork.
MASARY Studios is an interdisciplinary artist collective reconsidering environments through site-specific installations using sound, light, interactivity, and performance. Based in Boston, the studio's practice includes live percussion performance, electronic music and production, facade projection-mapped video, artistic research, technology and materials fabrication, and the expansive use of animation. The studio is artist-owned and managed and was founded in 2015.
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Full VESSELS project info here:
https://www.masarystudios.com/projects#/vessels/
2021/01/29 - 2021/02/14
MASARY Studios
15 channel center st #105, Boston, MA