
Are You Robot/Monster? on White Bear Lake. Photo by Emily Fishman.

Even dogs can play Robot/Monster. Photo by Melinda Childs.
Are You A Robot/Monster?
In the age of Instagram and Facebook Uploads what could be more fun than getting your picture taken as a Robot or Monster? This shanty revives the tradition of cardboard cutout photos in Art Shanty fashion. One of five 2014 Art Shanty Projects exhibited at Northern Spark.
Art Shanty Projects is an artist driven temporary community exploring the ways in which the relatively unregulated public space of the frozen lake can be used as a new and challenging artistic environment to expand notions of what art can be.The project provides a unique opportunity for artists to interact with their audience, and vice versa, in an un-intimidating, non-gallery like environment. Artists can choose to work in a way that directly engages the audience i.e. knitting or singing Karaoke or in a more passive way.