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Last post of the summer!

Today I got up early and went into the Cloud City exhibit in the Metropolitan. I had visited the exhibit before with a friend, but the line to go up in it was 2 hours, so I left to come back another time.

From the outside, it's hard to see the path where people walked through. The many mirrors, open spaces, and clear floors created optical illusions. However, when my parents and I went inside, it was pretty simple finding your way around.

We climbed metal stairways, crossed see-through floors, and finally (finally being five minutes) came to the grant event: a space that hung the farthest off of the sculpture ("It was supposed to create the closest experience to hovering over the ground," the guide told us.)

Only two people could fit in this space, so my Mom and I went in first. At the first step, you felt the thrill of being so high in the air (and...the floor squeaked as soon as your foot hit the ground...eek!) I thought that being on the roof held a great view of Central Park, but the extra 15-20 feet gave you an even wider view!

The whole exploration only lasted max. 15 minutes. I wanted to stay longer, but there were other people behind us, so we didn't have the luxury of time...however, I enjoyed the whole experience...it was like a big playground structure! (It was also a nice sculpture to photograph. All of the reflections and open spaces gave you a lot of angles to work with and lighting situations to use.)

(It would be cool to see how STAC would react to going up there!)

After that, we meandered our way out of the museum, but I saw a nice exhibit on plant drawings (done by Ellsworth Kelly). The description said that they were mostly contour drawings. Some were rather simple (a circle for oranges), but others I loved how graceful the lines were, and how well they captured the delicate curves of a flower. I tried to copy a few here:

Then we popped into an exhibit on the history of naked photography and I had some nice examples of photos used for anatomical studies.
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'Looking forward to STAC tomorrow! (I don't know any of the noobs at all, so I'll be happy to meet them~)

Here's to a great STAC year,

-Shiana