CONCEPT AND CONTEXT

Over the course of one year we will drop thousands of “fortunes” printed on rice paper onto Manhattan’s Financial District

Every month a series of confetti cannons will launch the fortunes, printed on green and gold paper, into the air to rain down on the pedestrians below.

WHY?

This project is an act of optimism and generosity while playing with the ideas about:

FORTUNES -- printed, predicted, or earned

FINANCES -- geographical references, superstitions in the industry, the visualization of falling currency (green and gold paper)

GEO-POLITICAL FORCES -- globalization, contemplating China’s industrial revolution, our response to and thoughts about 9/11.

LOCATION

1000 confetti cannons will be secured and launched from the roofs of selected buildings between Exchange Place, Lower Broadway, Pearl Street and Maiden Lane.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

This project would provide a great opportunity to promote the financial district as a cultural destination. The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council could be a funding partner (www.lmcc.net)

Cannons would be hand-held and launchers would ideally be employees in the financial district, perhaps of the sponsoring corporation.

BUDGET

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1000 handheld cannons = $59,000 -- http://www.spfx.com/Handheld_Confetti_Cannons.html ($59/each)

Paperstock = $83,333 -- 1 million x 12 launches / 144 fortunes on each 1 dollar sheet

Printing/cutting = $42,000 -- as per Ana's family

Cleanup = $180,000 -- 12 cleanups at 15,000 each

Production cost = $80,000 -- budget for production crews

Securing cables = $3,000 -- at $3/each

Total budget = $367,413.00

TECHNOLOGIES

“Soft” tech -- human powered (cooperative)

Printed materials

AC powered cannons

MATERIALS

1 million printed fortunes per month

1000 cannons

1000 security cables (to secure the cannons)

Clean up crew

Production cre

• TIMETABLE
• 1st month deliverables:

Drafting fortunes

Paper Sampling testing

Order and delivery of initial cannons for calibration and testing

Organize volunteers for launches

• 2nd month deliverables:

• 3rd month deliverables:

Secure cables to roofs

Fill and place cannons

LAUNCH!