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WHAT IS THE ICE AUGER PROJECT?
 
AN ANDREW VAN SCHIE PROJECT
FEBRUARY 13 TO MARCH 10, 2010
 
 
 
 

 

 

THE ICE AUGER PROJECT IS PART OF THE WKP KENNEDY GALLERY'S 2010 ICE FOLLIES EVENT

THE BASIC IDEA BEHIND THE AUGER PROJECT IS TO DRILL 1500 AUGER HOLES IN AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 650 SQUARE METERS.  BESIDE EACH AUGER HOLE THERE WILL BE A BAMBOO POLE MARKING THE SPOT.  THE BAMBOO POLE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY ONE METER TALL.  EACH POLE TOP WILL BE PAINTED WITH GLOW IN THE DARK PAINT AND HAVE A TWENTY FIVE CENTIMETER PIECE OF REFLECTIVE FLAGGING TAPE ATTACHED.  500 OF THE POLES WILL HAVE WHITE SOLAR POWERED LIGHTS.  THERE WILL ALSO BE A SERIES OF 500 BLUE MINI BLINKING SOLAR LIGHTS IN ONE AREA.  THE BLUE LIGHTS WILL BE IN A AREA OF THEIR OWN.

THIS INSTALLATION WILL BEGIN ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 13, 2010.  STARTING WITH AUGURING HOLES AND THEN INSTALLING BAMBOO POLES. 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THE PROJECT.  PLEASE E-MAIL ICEAUGURPROJECT2010VOLUNTEER@VAN-SCHIE.COM 

 

 
 
                 
                 
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