There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it: You need to be as mad as a hatter. – The Mad Hatter
Todd just came back from twisting balloons in Istanbul! In early September, Todd travelled with Larry & Kelly of Airigami-fame to Istanbul, Turkey. We created a massive Alice in Wonderland exhibit at the Palladium Shopping Mall in Atasehir. Todd, Larry, Kelly, and Michael Abramson (the famous Irish twister!) and a group of local student spent five days inflating and twisting balloons. By the end of the week, #AliceInIstanbul was ready.
The installation was one hundred feet long and five stories high and used tens of thousands of Qualatex balloons. Elements included Alice sitting under a tree with the Lewis Carroll classic tucked under her arms, the room where Alice has the choice to “drink me” or not, the garden where mushrooms loomed 3 stories high over visitors, and the Mad Hatter Tea Party.
It’s difficult to capture the scope of this exhibit with a photo, so Airigami published a time-lapse build. Please check it out:
Watch the video:
Creative Director: Larry Moss
Artistic Director: Kelly Cheatle
Artists: Larry Moss, Kelly Cheatle, Michael Abrahamson, Todd Neufeld
Crew: Pelinsu Çiçek, Selinsu Çiçek, Batuhan Kahveci, Filiz Çiçek, Esin Ecin, Burak Saltan, Musab Çatmakas, Yusuf Güeü, Yakup Aras, Melis Acar, O?uz Sat?r, Burçhan Nathur, Ersin Özbek, Ecen Okay, Selin Pazarli, Sena Ba?lanti, Gülçin Türkoglu, Bü?ra Ba?lanti, Adem Mavin, Yunus Gümü?, Yakup Aras
Special thanks to Ted Isham for composing the music for this build video.