Moving on to our third Fluid Culture art installation (see others), we’re veering a little off course, though we’re still sticking with the waterfront theme. I spent some quality time at Elevator Alley last week watching the Herbert C. Jackson freighter (photo) from the rooftop of the American Mill. There are few places in Buffalo that can evoke such strong emotional ties with our industrial heritage. To watch a freighter unload its cargo in this day and age, surrounded by a landscape that has been relatively unscathed, is truly a sight to behold. The grain mills and elevators still stand tall and are thankfully capturing the imaginations of an entire new generation of Buffalonians. That’s why I’m so impressed with this next video instillation – turn the volume up, sit back and get ready to be blown away by a deconstruction mapping sequence of magnanimous proportions…
Cargill Grain Animator from seth amman on Vimeo.