Un-distant Flights: Descent

Artist: Yhelena Hall

Year: 2013

Descent is a model of a bizarre flying machine drawn from pre-Wright Brothers aviation history, suspended beneath a handcrafted helium inflated balloon. Through the course of the show, the balloon was descending along with the model. Video documentation of this process was included in the show after the descent was complete.

Materials: plastic, balsa wood, voile, helium

Size: 7 ’x 6’ x 4’