What artwork would you want to do if you had no fears of failure, no worries about cost? What’s the best artwork you can imagine doing? Describe it.

Similar to my previous blog post about what my artwork would look like as sculpture, I'd buy up a large geographical area and make a city of different fantasy scenarios, as if I were making an assembly of set designs for a theme park. People would be able to walk through the sets as if they were touring a variety of different universes, basically like Disneyland but without the rides. 

I think the ultimate result would be as unsettling as it would be fascinating, as a visual, interactive expression of escapism that simultaneously doesn't offer much comfort or diversion beyond being something to look at. I'd like people to get lost as they travel through the area rather than be guided on where to go and look, and there'd be neither sound nor signage to contribute to a more cheesy theme park atmosphere (just some security personnel to help you find an exit). The displays would vary between being inside buildings or outdoors, and even with proper lighting they would become quite creepy at night. There'd be a lot of small details to uncover and fill out the narratives of the art provided visitors look in less obvious places (behind foliage and curtains, through tunnels and up stairwells). For me this is just the kind of place I'd love to explore. 

This kind of art would still allow me to make fun cartoony stories and experiment with different topics for my own sake (as I would constantly add new scenarios to my park) while also offering an entirely different and weird immersive experience to visitors. 

A problem with 2d art, as much as I like it, is that it makes singular, isolated impression, and by nature of this impression being manufactured by the artist, it can also be resented or taken for granted. But a massive, interactive 3d artwork like this would not be a controlled end-product. So I think it could invite a sense of childlike wonder and interest in exploring the new territories I've created, creating some actual lasting memories for people. I love to do something as big and crazy as this!