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2019-07-26T09:17:19Z

Serenajve: photo cred

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2019-07-26T09:14:17Z

Serenajve:

Art Projects

2019-07-22T01:40:32Z

Serenajve: /* Siren Island */

Floating art, including art boats, is an essential part of the Ephemerisle experience.

= Current Projects for 2019 =

== Art Projects ==

=== Arts And Entertainment District ===

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[[File:APOTHEOSIS.JPG|thumb|500px|left|APOTHEOSIS, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Carter Grimes.]]

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'''=== APOTHEOSIS ===
MUSIC . LIBATIONS . CURSES . PROPHECY

Join us for a live performance of APOTHEOSIS, a theater event debuting on Siren Island this Ephemerisle.'''

For more information:
[Rising Tithe Subscription[https://www.sirenisland.co/tithe]]

Artist: Siren Island Crew

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[[File:Siren_island_promo.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Siren Island, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Masha Mitkov.]]

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'''=== Siren Island ===
Siren Island is modeled off the greek mythology of the Seirēn, it makes relevant the powerful untamed feminine that bestows healing powers and offers the wisdom of nature. Through archaeological and ethnographic research on the history and use of olive oil, our treatments revolve around oil bathing, giving the island its phrase ET OLEVM AD INFLVVNT, meaning “The Oil Will Flow.”
We repair what has been stripped from our skin and teach what has been forgotten from our language. We commune with the earth and bathe in the harvest. They had nectar and ambrosia, but we have olive oil, and The Oil Will Flow.
'''
[Rising Tithe Subscription[https://www.sirenisland.co/tithe]]

Artist: Serena JV Elston

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[[File:ArtsDistrict.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Arts and Entertainment District Sketch, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Brittany Ferrero.]]

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A magical art park of sculpture, chill space, interactive art, and public space environments.

The Arts and Entertainment District will be an inter-island effort and include varied music, interactive art and games, talks and workshops, climbable things, chill spaces, art boats and interisland ferries, live music, and more. There will be daytime activities, nighttime magic, interisland cruises, and play.

Join us: artphemerisle@gmail.com

[[https://www.gofundme.com/arts-and-entertainment-district-ephemerisle-2019?sharetype=teams&member=2037170&rcid=r01-155508127729-f9d712d83246452c&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w Gofundme funding]]

Organized by: Stellar Grey
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=== Swimming Tree ===

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[[File:TreeSketch.png|thumb|500px|left|Swimming Tree Proposal Sketch, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Emma Ainge.]]

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A living tree installation.

The Swimming Tree will grow from a floating platform that sits at the center of the Arts District and acts as a swimming dock. During the day, swimmers will relax on cushions under the tree’s shade. At night, lights will peak from the canopy and create a quiet and magical place.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/ephemerisle-2019-swimming-tree?sharetype=teams&member=2039110&rcid=r01-155508058111-53d8a33f6ba048cf&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w Gofundme funding]]

Artist: Emma Ainge
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=== The Pontunery ===

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[[File:2018 bright color pontunery.jpg|thumb|400px|left|The Pontunery Shade Platform at Ephemerisle 2018]]

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For the third year, The Pontunery Shade Platform returns to Ephemerisle to host live music jams, performances, and workshops on our beautiful floating porch.

The Pontunery first arrived at Ephemerisle as a pontoon boat in 2016, hence the name. We rented a pontoon boat and transformed it into a live music jam space with comfortable seating and shade. In 2017 we created a 12x16 hand-built floating porch for waterside music playing and lounging in the shade. We have hosted karaoke, workshops and talks, a dance party, and much music-playing.

Maintenance and support fund ($600/yr maintenance and upgrades): Paypal to Pontunery@gmail.com

Artist: Stellar Grey
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=== Have You No Shame? ===

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[[File:Accomplice to project boat.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Photo from Have You No Shame 2018]]

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Have You No Shame? An Interactive Social Hygiene Teaching Game

Have You No Shame are a set of "Adopt-a-Shame" cards featuring festival and boating mishaps and social faux pas. Adopt someone else's abandoned Shame and pose for a proud photo as a new Shameparent. Look for the person who actually did the bad thing.
Also, don't ever do that thing again.

Have You No Shame may attempt to be a photo booth for 2019. There will at least be a cool sign, by Dawn Ho.

Join us: tenminutedate@gmail.com

Artists: Sharon Kubo and Stellar Grey
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=== The Entanglement ===

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[[File:Entanglement.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Entanglement Barge, Ephemerisle 2018. Photo by Woody.]]

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The Entanglement: pontoons below, beats above. Creating a space for creative expression through dance and music.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/entanglement-the-art-boat/ Gofundme funding]]

Artist: Woody

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=== Siren Island ===

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[[File:Siren_island_promo.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Siren Island, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Serena JV Elston.]]

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Siren Island is modeled off the greek mythology of the Seirēn, it makes relevant the powerful untamed feminine that bestows healing powers and offers the wisdom of nature. Through archaeological and ethnographic research on the history and use of olive oil, our treatments revolve around oil bathing, giving the island its phrase ET OLEVM AD INFLVVNT, meaning “The Oil Will Flow.”
We repair what has been stripped from our skin and teach what has been forgotten from our language. We commune with the earth and bathe in the harvest. They had nectar and ambrosia, but we have olive oil, and The Oil Will Flow.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/entanglement-the-art-boat/ Gofundme funding]]

Artist: Serena JV Elston

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== General Infrastructure ==

=== Work Boats ===

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[[File:Workboats.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Ephemerisle Workboat. Photo by Stellar Grey.]]

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Also known as "Bust Out a Second Thousand".

Workboats, interisland ferries, boats for nighttime island-hopping, marina pickup, boats to rescue your island's broken boat-small workboats make Ephemerisle possible. Boats also cost. Boats break. Boat storage costs. Boats use much more gas than cars. They also sometimes sink and cost money to recover. Ask us how we know.

We have a 2019 crew in need of event workboats, and old workboats in need of that infamous "another thousand". Bust Out A Second Thousand will support workboats for art projects for the Arts And Entertainment District project. Please support our boating habit so you don't have to develop this addiction yourself.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/bust-out-a-second-thousand Gofundme funding]]

Organized by: Stellar Grey
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=== Everybody Poops! 3: A Trip To My Loo ===

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[[File:Portos.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Ephemerisle Workboat. Photo by Stellar Grey.]]

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Ephemerisle! By popular demand, we bring you... TOILETS!

Ephemerisle has no more rental houseboats, and with them went all of their toilet/holding tank infrastructure. That could be a shitty situation. So - let's pitch in for the Poop Deck 2019! We are also looking for a better loading system/a lift gate, so there is less wrestling of toilets onto trailers this year.

Community toilets are following The Pontunery to it's 2019 site, and will be located at the Arts And Entertainment District, an art park of public hangout spaces, art, and art boat docks at Elysium Archipelago.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/trip-to-my-loo Gofundme funding]]

Organized by: Stellar Grey
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=== Replace Sparr's generator ===

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[[File:Honda_eu3000is.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Honda eu3000is generator. Stock Photo.]]

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If you camped on or near the Blues House last year at Ephemerisle, Sparr's generator was a key contribution to making the environment of the Blues House and the Mazapeta much quieter than it would otherwise have been.

Unfortunately, his generator didn't make it back to him.

If you enjoy soundscapes less marred by noisy generators, please donate to help him pay for a replacement, so that we may continue to enjoy similar quiet at future Ephemerisle.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/f/replace-sparr039s-generator GoFundme]]

Organized by: Sparr Risher

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=== Elysium Barge ===

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[[File:Elysium_barge2019.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Elysium Barge circa 2019]]

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Dear Ephemerisle Family,

We are taking this opportunity to express our gratitude, the fundraiser was a phenomenal success with around 8k raised, this helps our ecstatic community stay afloat.The steadiness of our sail comes from the contributions of our volunteers, attendees and benefactors.

While the wind carrying us is strong, we are 2k shy of our goal. The complete 10k affords the purchase of a work boat to reliably move the barge and act as a ferry for Elysium. We are soliciting donations for the next two weeks. If you have previously expressed an interest in contributing funds to keep our beloved barge project alive, helping close this financial gap is a great way to do it.

If you can support us, please send a note to barge-admin@googlegroups.com - we take cash, crypto and we’ll broadcast your generosity to the community (or not, if you prefer).

Or support the barge on an ongoing basis by joining our [https://www.patreon.com/bargey Patreon].

Photographs from the fundraiser photo booth:
https://gallery.snapyourself.com/gallery/19-06-08-poolparty/

Photographs of the fundraiser by Woody:
http://bfwphotography.com/2019-06-08-Ephemerisle…/index.html

Gracias!

Organized by: Colleen, Alex, Roxy, Jo, Chris
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= Past projects: =

== 2015 ==

=== Central Platform ===

The central platform was a key component for many a year's Ephemerisle. Platform projects require enough money for build materials and storage. 20'x28' is a popular size.

== 2014 ==

=== CubeShip ===

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[[File:cube_ship1.jpg|thumb|800px|left|CubeShip, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by [http://hustlebear.com/2014/09/04/photos-ephemerisle-july-2014/ Judd Weiss.]]]

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|style="height:400px; width:500px; text-align:left;"| A giant floating structure supporting multiple layers of hammocks.
More pictures at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/sets/72157645342241651/ CubeShip Construction 2014]

Artist: Matt Bell
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=== Hot Tub ===

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[[File:2014-hot tub.jpg|thumb|500px|left|The Hot Tub Boat/Hot Lagoon/Lagoon of Terror, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by ??.]]

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A sunken hot tub, using a sheet of neoprene to separate the hot water from the cold.

It took 50 gallons of propane in rented tanks, an entire roll of 1/4 inch neoprene, 2 above ground pools, 5-10 cans of 3m 80 spray adhesive, 150' of PVC pipe, and several hundred wo-man-hours on everything from gluing insulation, to building and decorating the shade structure, to repairing the hot tub heater and filtration system.

[[https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/love-the-hot-tub Tilt funding]]

Artist: Jane Huang
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=== Meditation Platform ===

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[[File:EI2014 Meditation Platform.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Meditation Platform, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202604215080462&set=pcb.661877710572498&type=1&theater Alton Sun.]]]

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A quiet space in which to recharge without any social pressures.

[[https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/meditation-platform Tilt funding]]

Artist: Laura Salcido
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=== Titan Platform Painting ===

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[[File:2014-Titan_platform_painting.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Titan Platform Pinting, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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The best decorated place to dance!

Artist: Jen Zariat
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=== Twister Platform ===

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[[File:2014-twister.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Twister Platform, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/14714957575/in/set-72157644081046693 Matt Bell.]]]

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Player One: "Let's play Twister!" 
Player Two: "None shall pass!"

Artist: Adam Katz
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== 2013 ==

=== Rooftop Zomes ===

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[[File:zome.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Zome, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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Rooftop Zome, curated by Candice Achenbach. Made by Rob ?

Artist: Candice Achenbach, Ephemerisle 2013, 2014
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=== Blanket Fort Island ===

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[[File:blanket_fort_island.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Blanket Fort Island / SS Shit Show, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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Barrel float island constructed mostly from found materials.

Artists: LAbikecult
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=== Turtle ===

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[[File:turtle.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Turtle, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Lisa Fabiny-Kiser.]]

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Rooftop Turtle and cuddle room.

Artists: Joanna Bresee, et. al.
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=== Platform 9 3/4 ===

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[[File:Platform9and3Quarters.JPG|thumb|500px|left|Platform 9 3/4, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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A floatilla of pool rafts anchored to a spot part way between the islands. It served as both a remote get-away and a rest stop for swimmers between the islands.

Artists: Tyson Macdonald and Darryl Hunt, Ephemerisle 2013, 2014
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=== So Long and Thanks For All the Fish ?? ===

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[[File:space_dolphin.jpg|thumb|500px|left|So Long and Thanks For All the Fish ??, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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Animated lighting of a dolphin rising up to a small flying saucer.

Artists: David and Candy Smith
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=== Hyper Cube ?? ===

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[[File:HyperCube.jpg|thumb|500px|left|HyperCube, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

{|
|style="height:500px; width:500px; text-align:left;"| A floating jungle gym structure with PVC pipes and pool noodles.

Artist: ???
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=== LoveCraft Flowers ===

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[[File:2013-LoveCraft_Flowers.jpg|thumb|500px|left|LoveCraft Flowers, Ephemerisle 2013. Photos by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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Paper flowers and ceiling decorations aboard the LoveCraft

Artist: Belle Black
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== 2012 ==

=== Cuddle Gallery ===

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[[File:cuddle_gallery.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Cuddle Gallery, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Matt Bell]]
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This 24'x28' platform and dome was the coziest place at Ephemerisle - a place to admire art, exchange ideas and dream!

With lots of padding and pillows on the floor, this shelter from wind and sun was a chill space for festival attendees, showing art during daytime and evening hours. After hours this was a sleeping space for many of those who helped make it happen.

Art on display included the Jellyfish and paintings by [https://picasaweb.google.com/memgineer/201206Ephemerisle?fgl=true&pli=1#5752861995207301922 Kristy.]

Artists: Kristy Hilands, Candice Achenbach, Christopher Rasch
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=== The Bearded Lady ===

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[[File:bearded_lady.jpg|thumb|500px|left|The Bearded Lady, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Stephen Payne - Paynie]]
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Be the Bearded Lady.

Artist: Gerry Deckert; Ephemerisle 2012
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=== Lemonade and Lasers ===

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[[File:lemonade2.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Lemonade and Lasers, Ephemerisle 2012.]]
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|style="height:450px; width:500px; text-align:left;"| A floating lemonade stand with lasers, and maybe underwater lights too!

Details at: http://bonniebarrilleaux.com/2013/01/21/lemonade-and-lasers/

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1346841808/lemonade-and-lasers-floating-art-platform Past Kickstarter]

Artist: Bonnie Barrilleaux; Ephemerisle 2012
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=== Jellypus ===

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[[File:jellypus.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Jellypus, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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A massive underwater octopus-like light show.

[http://youtu.be/08lbCePbTx8 The Making Of Jellypuss: Featuring Michael Clive]

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22415368/jellypus-floating-flashing-art-thing-take-2?ref=live Past Kickstarter]

Artists: Michael Clive & Cyprien Noel; Ephemerisle 2012, 2014

Original design: [[Jellypus]]

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=== Jellyfish ===

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[[File:jellyfish.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Jellyfish, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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A tent with LED lighting and tentacles hanging from the ceiling.

Artists: Joanna, Ping, & Helen

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== 2011 ==

=== Water Slide ===

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[[File:water_slide.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Water Slide, Ephemerisle 2011. Photo by Ka-Ping Yee]]
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A semi-floating water slide for quick boat evacuation.

Artist: Erin Rapacki; Ephemerisle 2011, 2012
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=== Pyramid / Reed Forest===

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[[File:2011-pyramid.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Pyramid and Reed Forest, Ephemerisle 2011. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/5832022196/in/set-72157626598333575 Matt Bell]]]
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'''Pyramid''' 
A floating pyramid structure made of PVC tubing and pool noodles.

Artist: Joseph Kisenwether
 
'''Reed Forest''' 
A floating array of vertical pool noodles mounted on a submerged wooden structure. An experiment which didn't turn out all that well.

Artist: Matt Bell
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=== Cuddle Tent ===

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[[File:cuddle_tent.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Cuddle Tent, Ephemerisle 2011. Photo by Scott DeRoy]]
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A colorful and semi-private place to snuggle up.

(Not a sex tent.)

Artist: Matt Bell, Kate _?; Ephemerisle 2011
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=== Tilting Game Platform ===

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[[File:Game_platform.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Tilting Game Platform, Ephemerisle 2011.]]
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This 8'x 8' platform is designed to hold up to 2 people and allow them to tilt the platform and thus roll a ball by moving around. There are lots of interesting interfaces you could get out of having one or more people control a ball in this manner. It would be a chance for people to hone their sea legs in a game of balance. The platform could be reconfigurable, with different surfaces added or removed to switch games.

Details at: http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/297125.html and http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/303792.html

Artist: Matt Bell and Kate _?; Ephemerisle 2011
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== 2010 ==

=== The Relentless Artstead Boat Project ===

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[[File:Relentless_Artstead .jpg|thumb|800px|left|The Relentless Artstead Boat Project, Ephemerisle 2010.]]
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Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Relentless-Artstead-Boat-Project/100198673362740

Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115247821/the-relentless-artstead-boat-project

From their site:

''Our mission is to create a mobile community resource on which to explore the possibilities of art, performance, and seasteading while bringing boating into the world of art and art into the world of boating. Crew members from the project "Swimming Cities of Serenissima" by the artist Swoon have teamed up with an all star crew of Bay Area artists to salvage a 1945 hand crafted houseboat. We plan to convert the boat into a mobile artstead in the ad-hoc style of San Francisco's unique D.I.Y. arts community.

''The Seasteading Institute has provided funding for the purchase of the boat and the rest is up to us! The boat has been lifted out of the water, repaired, and inspected. Once underway we have been utilizing recycled materials, including a converted Mercedes diesel car engine, to make the vision come to life. The next step is to move The Relentless from her current location in Bethel Island to the San Francisco Bay where she will continue to evolve through community input and ingenuity.''

''Collaborators include: Ben Burke, Anja Ulfeldt, Anton Bertaux, Chicken John Rinaldi, James (Skippy) Cross, and many many more to come.''
''
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=== Dandelion (aka, the world's largest koosh ball) ===

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[[File:Dandelion.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Dandelion, Ephemerisle 2010.]]
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Made from close to 300 pool noodles, the Dandelion was the Epic Pool Toy of Not-Ephemerisle 2010.

More information at http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/tag/koosh

Artist: Matt Bell
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== 2009 ==

=== Floating Swing ===

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[[File:floating_swing.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Floating Swing, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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The floating swing was one of the interactive toys from Ephemerisle 2009.

Artist: Dav Yaginuma
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=== Ripple Theater ===

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[[File:Ripple_theater.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Ripple Theater, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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The Ripple Theater used the ripples in the water as an analog ray-tracer to create trippy visual effects from a projector's image. People dancing on platforms nearby created ripples in time with the music, which then created synced visuals on the screen.

Details at http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/232033.html

Here's Matt Bell's blog post on Ephemerisle 2009 with pictures of ''all'' the art projects that year: http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/236560.html

Artist: Matt Bell; Ephemerisle 2009
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=== Flowers ===

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[[File:2009-flowers.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Flowers, Ephemerisle 2009. Photos by Christopher Rasch]]
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Floating flowers with nighttime lights.

Artist: Anja Ulfeldt
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=== Turtle Boat ===

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[[File:Turtle_boat.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Turtle Boat, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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Artist: Unknown; Ephemerisle 2009
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=== Achievement Lounge ===

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[[File:Achievement_lounge.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Achievement Lounge, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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People who reached the end of the path to the Achievement Lounge got free beer. Then they had to try to get back.

Details at http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/232720.html

Artist: Matt Bell; Ephemerisle 2009.
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=== Apocaisle ===

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[[File:Apocaisle.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Apocaisle, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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Apocaisle was an impressively large two-story pirate boat from Ephemerisle 2009.

Creators include Paul Bohm and many others.
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File:APOTHEOSIS.JPG

2019-07-22T01:34:54Z

Serenajve:

Art Projects

2019-07-22T01:31:30Z

Serenajve: /* Art Projects */

Floating art, including art boats, is an essential part of the Ephemerisle experience.

= Current Projects for 2019 =

== Art Projects ==

=== Arts And Entertainment District ===

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=== Siren Island ===

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[[File:Siren_island_promo.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Siren Island, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Masha Mitkov.]]

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Siren Island is modeled off the greek mythology of the Seirēn, it makes relevant the powerful untamed feminine that bestows healing powers and offers the wisdom of nature. Through archaeological and ethnographic research on the history and use of olive oil, our treatments revolve around oil bathing, giving the island its phrase ET OLEVM AD INFLVVNT, meaning “The Oil Will Flow.”
We repair what has been stripped from our skin and teach what has been forgotten from our language. We commune with the earth and bathe in the harvest. They had nectar and ambrosia, but we have olive oil, and The Oil Will Flow.

[Rising Tithe Subscription[https://www.sirenisland.co/tithe]]

Artist: Serena JV Elston

|}

[[File:ArtsDistrict.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Arts and Entertainment District Sketch, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Brittany Ferrero.]]

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A magical art park of sculpture, chill space, interactive art, and public space environments.

The Arts and Entertainment District will be an inter-island effort and include varied music, interactive art and games, talks and workshops, climbable things, chill spaces, art boats and interisland ferries, live music, and more. There will be daytime activities, nighttime magic, interisland cruises, and play.

Join us: artphemerisle@gmail.com

[[https://www.gofundme.com/arts-and-entertainment-district-ephemerisle-2019?sharetype=teams&member=2037170&rcid=r01-155508127729-f9d712d83246452c&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w Gofundme funding]]

Organized by: Stellar Grey
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=== Swimming Tree ===

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[[File:TreeSketch.png|thumb|500px|left|Swimming Tree Proposal Sketch, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Emma Ainge.]]

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A living tree installation.

The Swimming Tree will grow from a floating platform that sits at the center of the Arts District and acts as a swimming dock. During the day, swimmers will relax on cushions under the tree’s shade. At night, lights will peak from the canopy and create a quiet and magical place.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/ephemerisle-2019-swimming-tree?sharetype=teams&member=2039110&rcid=r01-155508058111-53d8a33f6ba048cf&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w Gofundme funding]]

Artist: Emma Ainge
|}

=== The Pontunery ===

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[[File:2018 bright color pontunery.jpg|thumb|400px|left|The Pontunery Shade Platform at Ephemerisle 2018]]

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For the third year, The Pontunery Shade Platform returns to Ephemerisle to host live music jams, performances, and workshops on our beautiful floating porch.

The Pontunery first arrived at Ephemerisle as a pontoon boat in 2016, hence the name. We rented a pontoon boat and transformed it into a live music jam space with comfortable seating and shade. In 2017 we created a 12x16 hand-built floating porch for waterside music playing and lounging in the shade. We have hosted karaoke, workshops and talks, a dance party, and much music-playing.

Maintenance and support fund ($600/yr maintenance and upgrades): Paypal to Pontunery@gmail.com

Artist: Stellar Grey
|}

=== Have You No Shame? ===

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[[File:Accomplice to project boat.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Photo from Have You No Shame 2018]]

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Have You No Shame? An Interactive Social Hygiene Teaching Game

Have You No Shame are a set of "Adopt-a-Shame" cards featuring festival and boating mishaps and social faux pas. Adopt someone else's abandoned Shame and pose for a proud photo as a new Shameparent. Look for the person who actually did the bad thing.
Also, don't ever do that thing again.

Have You No Shame may attempt to be a photo booth for 2019. There will at least be a cool sign, by Dawn Ho.

Join us: tenminutedate@gmail.com

Artists: Sharon Kubo and Stellar Grey
|}

=== The Entanglement ===

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[[File:Entanglement.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Entanglement Barge, Ephemerisle 2018. Photo by Woody.]]

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The Entanglement: pontoons below, beats above. Creating a space for creative expression through dance and music.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/entanglement-the-art-boat/ Gofundme funding]]

Artist: Woody

|}

=== Siren Island ===

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[[File:Siren_island_promo.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Siren Island, Ephemerisle 2019. Photo by Serena JV Elston.]]

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Siren Island is modeled off the greek mythology of the Seirēn, it makes relevant the powerful untamed feminine that bestows healing powers and offers the wisdom of nature. Through archaeological and ethnographic research on the history and use of olive oil, our treatments revolve around oil bathing, giving the island its phrase ET OLEVM AD INFLVVNT, meaning “The Oil Will Flow.”
We repair what has been stripped from our skin and teach what has been forgotten from our language. We commune with the earth and bathe in the harvest. They had nectar and ambrosia, but we have olive oil, and The Oil Will Flow.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/entanglement-the-art-boat/ Gofundme funding]]

Artist: Serena JV Elston

|}

== General Infrastructure ==

=== Work Boats ===

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[[File:Workboats.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Ephemerisle Workboat. Photo by Stellar Grey.]]

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Also known as "Bust Out a Second Thousand".

Workboats, interisland ferries, boats for nighttime island-hopping, marina pickup, boats to rescue your island's broken boat-small workboats make Ephemerisle possible. Boats also cost. Boats break. Boat storage costs. Boats use much more gas than cars. They also sometimes sink and cost money to recover. Ask us how we know.

We have a 2019 crew in need of event workboats, and old workboats in need of that infamous "another thousand". Bust Out A Second Thousand will support workboats for art projects for the Arts And Entertainment District project. Please support our boating habit so you don't have to develop this addiction yourself.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/bust-out-a-second-thousand Gofundme funding]]

Organized by: Stellar Grey
|}

=== Everybody Poops! 3: A Trip To My Loo ===

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[[File:Portos.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Ephemerisle Workboat. Photo by Stellar Grey.]]

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Ephemerisle! By popular demand, we bring you... TOILETS!

Ephemerisle has no more rental houseboats, and with them went all of their toilet/holding tank infrastructure. That could be a shitty situation. So - let's pitch in for the Poop Deck 2019! We are also looking for a better loading system/a lift gate, so there is less wrestling of toilets onto trailers this year.

Community toilets are following The Pontunery to it's 2019 site, and will be located at the Arts And Entertainment District, an art park of public hangout spaces, art, and art boat docks at Elysium Archipelago.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/trip-to-my-loo Gofundme funding]]

Organized by: Stellar Grey
|}

=== Replace Sparr's generator ===

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[[File:Honda_eu3000is.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Honda eu3000is generator. Stock Photo.]]

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If you camped on or near the Blues House last year at Ephemerisle, Sparr's generator was a key contribution to making the environment of the Blues House and the Mazapeta much quieter than it would otherwise have been.

Unfortunately, his generator didn't make it back to him.

If you enjoy soundscapes less marred by noisy generators, please donate to help him pay for a replacement, so that we may continue to enjoy similar quiet at future Ephemerisle.

[[https://www.gofundme.com/f/replace-sparr039s-generator GoFundme]]

Organized by: Sparr Risher

|}

=== Elysium Barge ===

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[[File:Elysium_barge2019.jpeg|thumb|500px|left|Elysium Barge circa 2019]]

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Dear Ephemerisle Family,

We are taking this opportunity to express our gratitude, the fundraiser was a phenomenal success with around 8k raised, this helps our ecstatic community stay afloat.The steadiness of our sail comes from the contributions of our volunteers, attendees and benefactors.

While the wind carrying us is strong, we are 2k shy of our goal. The complete 10k affords the purchase of a work boat to reliably move the barge and act as a ferry for Elysium. We are soliciting donations for the next two weeks. If you have previously expressed an interest in contributing funds to keep our beloved barge project alive, helping close this financial gap is a great way to do it.

If you can support us, please send a note to barge-admin@googlegroups.com - we take cash, crypto and we’ll broadcast your generosity to the community (or not, if you prefer).

Or support the barge on an ongoing basis by joining our [https://www.patreon.com/bargey Patreon].

Photographs from the fundraiser photo booth:
https://gallery.snapyourself.com/gallery/19-06-08-poolparty/

Photographs of the fundraiser by Woody:
http://bfwphotography.com/2019-06-08-Ephemerisle…/index.html

Gracias!

Organized by: Colleen, Alex, Roxy, Jo, Chris
|}

= Past projects: =

== 2015 ==

=== Central Platform ===

The central platform was a key component for many a year's Ephemerisle. Platform projects require enough money for build materials and storage. 20'x28' is a popular size.

== 2014 ==

=== CubeShip ===

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[[File:cube_ship1.jpg|thumb|800px|left|CubeShip, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by [http://hustlebear.com/2014/09/04/photos-ephemerisle-july-2014/ Judd Weiss.]]]

{|
|style="height:400px; width:500px; text-align:left;"| A giant floating structure supporting multiple layers of hammocks.
More pictures at [https://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/sets/72157645342241651/ CubeShip Construction 2014]

Artist: Matt Bell
|}

=== Hot Tub ===

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[[File:2014-hot tub.jpg|thumb|500px|left|The Hot Tub Boat/Hot Lagoon/Lagoon of Terror, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by ??.]]

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A sunken hot tub, using a sheet of neoprene to separate the hot water from the cold.

It took 50 gallons of propane in rented tanks, an entire roll of 1/4 inch neoprene, 2 above ground pools, 5-10 cans of 3m 80 spray adhesive, 150' of PVC pipe, and several hundred wo-man-hours on everything from gluing insulation, to building and decorating the shade structure, to repairing the hot tub heater and filtration system.

[[https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/love-the-hot-tub Tilt funding]]

Artist: Jane Huang
|}

=== Meditation Platform ===

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[[File:EI2014 Meditation Platform.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Meditation Platform, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10202604215080462&set=pcb.661877710572498&type=1&theater Alton Sun.]]]

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A quiet space in which to recharge without any social pressures.

[[https://www.tilt.com/campaigns/meditation-platform Tilt funding]]

Artist: Laura Salcido
|}

=== Titan Platform Painting ===

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[[File:2014-Titan_platform_painting.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Titan Platform Pinting, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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The best decorated place to dance!

Artist: Jen Zariat
|}

=== Twister Platform ===

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[[File:2014-twister.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Twister Platform, Ephemerisle 2014. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/14714957575/in/set-72157644081046693 Matt Bell.]]]

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Player One: "Let's play Twister!" 
Player Two: "None shall pass!"

Artist: Adam Katz
|}

== 2013 ==

=== Rooftop Zomes ===

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[[File:zome.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Zome, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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Rooftop Zome, curated by Candice Achenbach. Made by Rob ?

Artist: Candice Achenbach, Ephemerisle 2013, 2014
|}

=== Blanket Fort Island ===

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[[File:blanket_fort_island.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Blanket Fort Island / SS Shit Show, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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Barrel float island constructed mostly from found materials.

Artists: LAbikecult
|}

=== Turtle ===

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[[File:turtle.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Turtle, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Lisa Fabiny-Kiser.]]

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Rooftop Turtle and cuddle room.

Artists: Joanna Bresee, et. al.
|}

=== Platform 9 3/4 ===

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[[File:Platform9and3Quarters.JPG|thumb|500px|left|Platform 9 3/4, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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A floatilla of pool rafts anchored to a spot part way between the islands. It served as both a remote get-away and a rest stop for swimmers between the islands.

Artists: Tyson Macdonald and Darryl Hunt, Ephemerisle 2013, 2014
|}

=== So Long and Thanks For All the Fish ?? ===

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[[File:space_dolphin.jpg|thumb|500px|left|So Long and Thanks For All the Fish ??, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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Animated lighting of a dolphin rising up to a small flying saucer.

Artists: David and Candy Smith
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=== Hyper Cube ?? ===

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[[File:HyperCube.jpg|thumb|500px|left|HyperCube, Ephemerisle 2013. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

{|
|style="height:500px; width:500px; text-align:left;"| A floating jungle gym structure with PVC pipes and pool noodles.

Artist: ???
|}

=== LoveCraft Flowers ===

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[[File:2013-LoveCraft_Flowers.jpg|thumb|500px|left|LoveCraft Flowers, Ephemerisle 2013. Photos by Tyson Macdonald.]]

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Paper flowers and ceiling decorations aboard the LoveCraft

Artist: Belle Black
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== 2012 ==

=== Cuddle Gallery ===

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[[File:cuddle_gallery.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Cuddle Gallery, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Matt Bell]]
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This 24'x28' platform and dome was the coziest place at Ephemerisle - a place to admire art, exchange ideas and dream!

With lots of padding and pillows on the floor, this shelter from wind and sun was a chill space for festival attendees, showing art during daytime and evening hours. After hours this was a sleeping space for many of those who helped make it happen.

Art on display included the Jellyfish and paintings by [https://picasaweb.google.com/memgineer/201206Ephemerisle?fgl=true&pli=1#5752861995207301922 Kristy.]

Artists: Kristy Hilands, Candice Achenbach, Christopher Rasch
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=== The Bearded Lady ===

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[[File:bearded_lady.jpg|thumb|500px|left|The Bearded Lady, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Stephen Payne - Paynie]]
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Be the Bearded Lady.

Artist: Gerry Deckert; Ephemerisle 2012
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=== Lemonade and Lasers ===

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[[File:lemonade2.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Lemonade and Lasers, Ephemerisle 2012.]]
{|

|style="height:450px; width:500px; text-align:left;"| A floating lemonade stand with lasers, and maybe underwater lights too!

Details at: http://bonniebarrilleaux.com/2013/01/21/lemonade-and-lasers/

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1346841808/lemonade-and-lasers-floating-art-platform Past Kickstarter]

Artist: Bonnie Barrilleaux; Ephemerisle 2012
|}

=== Jellypus ===

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[[File:jellypus.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Jellypus, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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A massive underwater octopus-like light show.

[http://youtu.be/08lbCePbTx8 The Making Of Jellypuss: Featuring Michael Clive]

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22415368/jellypus-floating-flashing-art-thing-take-2?ref=live Past Kickstarter]

Artists: Michael Clive & Cyprien Noel; Ephemerisle 2012, 2014

Original design: [[Jellypus]]

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=== Jellyfish ===

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[[File:jellyfish.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Jellyfish, Ephemerisle 2012. Photo by Matt Bell.]]

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A tent with LED lighting and tentacles hanging from the ceiling.

Artists: Joanna, Ping, & Helen

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== 2011 ==

=== Water Slide ===

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[[File:water_slide.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Water Slide, Ephemerisle 2011. Photo by Ka-Ping Yee]]
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A semi-floating water slide for quick boat evacuation.

Artist: Erin Rapacki; Ephemerisle 2011, 2012
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=== Pyramid / Reed Forest===

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[[File:2011-pyramid.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Pyramid and Reed Forest, Ephemerisle 2011. Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/photos/9055206@N06/5832022196/in/set-72157626598333575 Matt Bell]]]
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'''Pyramid''' 
A floating pyramid structure made of PVC tubing and pool noodles.

Artist: Joseph Kisenwether
 
'''Reed Forest''' 
A floating array of vertical pool noodles mounted on a submerged wooden structure. An experiment which didn't turn out all that well.

Artist: Matt Bell
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=== Cuddle Tent ===

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[[File:cuddle_tent.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Cuddle Tent, Ephemerisle 2011. Photo by Scott DeRoy]]
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A colorful and semi-private place to snuggle up.

(Not a sex tent.)

Artist: Matt Bell, Kate _?; Ephemerisle 2011
|}

=== Tilting Game Platform ===

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[[File:Game_platform.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Tilting Game Platform, Ephemerisle 2011.]]
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This 8'x 8' platform is designed to hold up to 2 people and allow them to tilt the platform and thus roll a ball by moving around. There are lots of interesting interfaces you could get out of having one or more people control a ball in this manner. It would be a chance for people to hone their sea legs in a game of balance. The platform could be reconfigurable, with different surfaces added or removed to switch games.

Details at: http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/297125.html and http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/303792.html

Artist: Matt Bell and Kate _?; Ephemerisle 2011
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== 2010 ==

=== The Relentless Artstead Boat Project ===

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[[File:Relentless_Artstead .jpg|thumb|800px|left|The Relentless Artstead Boat Project, Ephemerisle 2010.]]
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Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Relentless-Artstead-Boat-Project/100198673362740

Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2115247821/the-relentless-artstead-boat-project

From their site:

''Our mission is to create a mobile community resource on which to explore the possibilities of art, performance, and seasteading while bringing boating into the world of art and art into the world of boating. Crew members from the project "Swimming Cities of Serenissima" by the artist Swoon have teamed up with an all star crew of Bay Area artists to salvage a 1945 hand crafted houseboat. We plan to convert the boat into a mobile artstead in the ad-hoc style of San Francisco's unique D.I.Y. arts community.

''The Seasteading Institute has provided funding for the purchase of the boat and the rest is up to us! The boat has been lifted out of the water, repaired, and inspected. Once underway we have been utilizing recycled materials, including a converted Mercedes diesel car engine, to make the vision come to life. The next step is to move The Relentless from her current location in Bethel Island to the San Francisco Bay where she will continue to evolve through community input and ingenuity.''

''Collaborators include: Ben Burke, Anja Ulfeldt, Anton Bertaux, Chicken John Rinaldi, James (Skippy) Cross, and many many more to come.''
''
|}

=== Dandelion (aka, the world's largest koosh ball) ===

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[[File:Dandelion.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Dandelion, Ephemerisle 2010.]]
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Made from close to 300 pool noodles, the Dandelion was the Epic Pool Toy of Not-Ephemerisle 2010.

More information at http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/tag/koosh

Artist: Matt Bell
|}

== 2009 ==

=== Floating Swing ===

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[[File:floating_swing.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Floating Swing, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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The floating swing was one of the interactive toys from Ephemerisle 2009.

Artist: Dav Yaginuma
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=== Ripple Theater ===

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[[File:Ripple_theater.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Ripple Theater, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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The Ripple Theater used the ripples in the water as an analog ray-tracer to create trippy visual effects from a projector's image. People dancing on platforms nearby created ripples in time with the music, which then created synced visuals on the screen.

Details at http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/232033.html

Here's Matt Bell's blog post on Ephemerisle 2009 with pictures of ''all'' the art projects that year: http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/236560.html

Artist: Matt Bell; Ephemerisle 2009
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=== Flowers ===

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[[File:2009-flowers.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Flowers, Ephemerisle 2009. Photos by Christopher Rasch]]
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Floating flowers with nighttime lights.

Artist: Anja Ulfeldt
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=== Turtle Boat ===

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[[File:Turtle_boat.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Turtle Boat, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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Artist: Unknown; Ephemerisle 2009
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=== Achievement Lounge ===

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[[File:Achievement_lounge.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Achievement Lounge, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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People who reached the end of the path to the Achievement Lounge got free beer. Then they had to try to get back.

Details at http://nasu-dengaku.livejournal.com/232720.html

Artist: Matt Bell; Ephemerisle 2009.
|}

=== Apocaisle ===

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[[File:Apocaisle.jpg|thumb|800px|left|Apocaisle, Ephemerisle 2009.]]
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Apocaisle was an impressively large two-story pirate boat from Ephemerisle 2009.

Creators include Paul Bohm and many others.
|}

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