Kassidy Kryukov ‘24 interviewed Juliette Loor ‘22 to discuss the Into the Light exhibit. Loor led this project alongside Ned Meisel ‘22.
Q: What was the goal of the “Into the Light” gallery show?
A: We wanted to put a large emphasis on community. Not just the student community, but also the faculty and staff all participated and it was a grade-wide endeavor. I think the emphasis EA places on community through sports was a good transition to include it in an artistic sense.
Photo courtesy of Fiona Riley ’22
Q: Did this project achieve what it was intended to?
A: I totally think it did. It was completed in a timely manner and we managed to get such a widespread group of people involved in it. I think having the “Maker Mondays” and having music and food on those days really just encapsulated that sense of community. “Maker Mondays” refer to the workshops held every Monday in the gallery to work on piece. Everyone was welcome and encouraged to participate.
Q: How do you think this project turned out?
A: I think it was a success. It was really fun! We just had our exhibition this past Wednesday and it was fun seeing everyone come in and all the lower schoolers point out the shadow boxes that they made in the panels.
Q: What was your favorite part of the experience?
A: My favorite part was the “Maker Mondays” and making my own little squares. I know that personally I don’t like making abstract squares so I’d find a certain subject. I did the Chapel, I did a field, some plants. I know other people kind of threw shapes onto their panels so it was fun watching all that happen.
Q: What was the aftermath of this project? What were the comments? How was it received by students?
A: It was very interactive. We had the Comp-Sci Crew do a project. Louie Beardell did an interactive experience where voices displayed while we were going around the big shadow box. I like how it’s an interactive piece as well as an artistic one.
Q: Based on the turnout of this project, will there be more projects in the future involving the EA community?
A: As a senior, I hope so, and unfortunately I guess I won’t be able to see all of that unfold. I think having the student led project happen sets the stage for a lot more different clubs. This project was part of Install-It, but I totally think different art clubs could step up to the plate. It all depends on how much time they are willing to put in and if they are really dedicated to the piece they are making.
Q: What was the hardest part about coordinating and completing the project?
A: I think the hardest part was deciding how the structure was going to come together. For example, how many sides we were going to have, if it was simply going to be four sides or if we were going to have designs in the center. One of the ideas was having an EA logo in the center or kind of outlining an EA logo with the shadow panels that we made. We quickly found out that we needed it to be less detailed in order to have more people participate. I guess the hardest part was finding a way for the most people to participate since that was our end goal.
Q: Did it inspire any future project ideas?
A: None that I can think of right now. I do think the emphasis we placed on community and school-wide project, we might see something like that in the future.