What a treat! Shadow Monsters at The Museum of Fine Art Houston.
It’s scary fun at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts — and a treat for all ages. Just head to Cullinan Hall where three enormous screens above the theatrical stage transform moving bodies into genuine monsters! Called Shadow Monsters, this interactive installation by British artist Philip Worthington lets ordinary non-scary folks like us watch as our giant silhouettes meld into monsters while we move and dance in front of the light. (We hoped no one was looking.)
And stuff just grows. Like long strands of spooky hair coming out of my head.
Strands of hair shoot out of my elbow, stick up out of my head at Shadow Monsters, MFAH.
Or spiky projections from crooks and bends of elbows and hands.
And with changes in stance come changes in appearance. It’s Hollywood magic performed before your very eyes.
Don’t know what’s coming out of my hips while I’m taking pics with my phone. But adding weight is scary anytime!
So, treat yourself today at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Strike a pose. Hold your camera. Grab a prop from one of the baskets on the floor. But don’t be scared. Just make a shadow!
For more information:
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005; 713-639-7300; mfah.org
Slideshow of Shadow Monsters: http://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/shadow-monsters/
Closed on Mondays, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Amy
Wow, that’s a creative fun treat! 🙂
Oh, the Places We See
You’re so right, Amy. It was a fun event, and one that I hope goes on tour at other big museums.
Tina Schell
Wow, that looks so fun!! Makes one wonder how they make it happen?! Excellent choice for the week
Oh, the Places We See
You’re right, Tina. I do wonder how they did that! And the appendages changed just about every time I moved. Someone creative thought of this, I guess. Thanks for commenting.
Curt Mekemson
I’d be singing, “I’m so pretty.” 🙂 –Curt
Oh, the Places We See
Too funny! It was a lot of fun just hamming it up. We were almost alone in that huge hall. Don’t know if I would have been as uninhibited if a crew of school kids had been there with us!
Curt Mekemson
I suspect you would have been out in the lead, showing the kids how to do it. 🙂
Marion Driessen
Fun photos, and I love your spooky hair, Rusha!
Oh, the Places We See
I like that sticky-out hair, too! And some mornings I look like this without Shadow Monsters technology!
Lynda
Are you guys in Houston? this is a fun exhbiit! 🙂
Oh, the Places We See
We were in Houston a couple of weeks ago for a wedding. But not now. We toured that museum and then heard about Bayou Bend — loved that, too! So glad we went downtown!