After looking at Jeremy’s recent piece I was thinking about artists who create environments by dividing space with very loose material. The hanging space Jeremy created with the fabric is a really nice aspect of the piece that I am interested in. The fabric has a really organic and beautiful quality when it hangs. I am also interested in the contrast between the very translucent fabric and the thicker fabric. This particular piece reminded me of the artist Do-Ho Suh, who uses somewhat translucent fabric and creates different spaces with this very light material. (http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/David_Winton_Bell_Gallery/suh.html)
After thinking about the spaces Do-Ho Suh creates, that are very translucent and light like Jeremy’s piece, I saw a news article on the MSNBC website where NASA is making a prototype inflatable moon base that will be placed in the South Pole for a test. The structure doesn’t look very different from other inflatable structures and can be inflated in 10 minutes. They discussed how the inflatable can save space when in transportation, but can create a habitat when inflated. It is one of the many prototypes NASA is working with. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21836088/)