Overview

"The Story of Machines That Never Flew" is an aerial installation of fantastic aircraft dreamed up by thinkers and dreamers, ancient and modern. Beam campers and staff constructed and documented their building of a collection of distinct mechanical and sculptural inventions to tell the stories of the designers whose imaginations soared but whose creations never left the ground. Their creations interpreted the stories of Icarus, Leonardo Davinci, Francesco Delana, George Cayley, The Prisoners of Colditz and Thomas Walker.

Additional Information

• Project Masters: Bradley Moore & James Wignall
• This project is part of Beam Camp's larger initiative where campers and staff build a unique and spectacular large-scale collaborative Project.
• Campers participate in 90 minutes of Project Fundamentals each day, which includes training in project management, structural design, and specific construction and fabrication methods such as carpentry and metalwork.
• The third week of the session is dedicated almost exclusively to the building of the Project, with camper-led teams challenged to execute phases autonomously under supervision.
• This is a sleepaway program for Making & Collaboration.