A collaboration between video designers, printmakers, and musicians, Inkling invites kids and adults to learn the art of making inkblot prints and bring them to life with a live musical score!
After German poet-doctor Justinus Kerners created the first book of blotograms, based on unintentional spills on paper, the form evolved into a popular children’s parlor game played by the likes of Carl Jung and Hermann Rorschach, who later invented the inkblot test.
In this interactive video installation and workshop, audiences animate their creations and see them projected in accompaniment with a live, improvised ambient score.
Inkling’s video design and concept is by Vanish Works’ Alex Reeves in collaboration with printmaker Adam Carnes and musician Ben Dexter Cooley, the composer behind electronic ambient project St. Silva.
This Bright Ideas Project was crowdsourced from Vermonters and is generously presented by EastRise.
Highlight thanks our friends at VTIFF for this collaboration!