Childlike wonder: Balloon Museum inflatable art show Let’s Fly is interactive with a dash of whimsy
- Inflatable art exhibition Balloon Museum, currently in New York, features the work of 14 artists, including a helium-filled, charcoal-spiked balloon called ADA
- Visitors can interact with the exhibits – finding their way through an inflatable maze or leaping into a pit filled with more than a million balls
The first thought that comes to mind when you enter the Balloon Museum – which has landed in New York – for the “Let’s Fly” exhibition is the massive scale of the art.
It’s easy to think of such an environment as having either professional balloon art or installations that rival the scale of a Thanksgiving Day Parade float, and that would be true. But it’s the adventure of a theme park attraction that can awaken the childlike wonder in all of us.
That’s definitely the intention, according to Chiara Caimmi, who serves as the artistic production coordinator. She wants every installation to provide “some kind of interaction” with the audience.
“Sometimes it’s a relationship with the space where you enter a new world, or you have a different perception of the space you are in. You feel little or you feel big,” Caimmi said.
She calls it “an immersive experience through inflatable artwork”.