Past Projects

Protest on Demand

Moving Conversations

Scream at the Economy

Reanimation House

Chilean Miracle

Creative Time Summit

Protest On Demand, 2007

FLC's first public art project, Protesting on Demand, began as simultaneous actions in Washington D.C. and was later adapted for international audiences.

TransitioMX Action

Tailored for the TransitioMX International Electronic and Video Arts Festival in Mexico, FLC collaborators stood in front of the White House in D.C. and the National Palace in Mexico City, capturing protests from passersby at both locations. The two experiences were streamed live together at the Alameda Art Laboratory.

Washington, DC

Protesting on Demand was created for the Multimediale Arts Festival by Provisions Library. The project sent teams across Washington D.C. to stage spontaneous protests requested by the public. Each action took place at metro station entrances, with performers wearing uniforms that matched the colors of each train line.

Collaborator in Mexico: Irene Clouthier and volunteers from TransitioMX

Collaborators in DC: Students in the GMU Dep't of Art & Visual Technologies

Moving Conversations, 2008

FLC deployed mobile tables and chairs throughout Washington DC, creating pop-up gathering spaces for spontaneous conversations and community dialogue. Passersby both joined the discussions and helped move the installation to new locations.

Scream at the Economy, 2009

Scream at the Economy is a participatory project which invites people to call a phone number and express their frustration with the state of finance.

The archived screams were used to commission musical compositions by various international composers. The musical compositions were then played through the “screamer,” a portable speaker system, that performs in public spaces and in front of relevant financial institutions

Reanimation House, 2011

Re-animation House was a series of workshops that ended with an exhibition about the theme of 'home'. The project took place in the Bronx, New York with support from Casita Maria.

In the workshops, participants built simple film devices from everyday materials. These devices sparked conversations about home and belonging, which led to creating short animated films together.

Chilean Miracle, 2014

In 1975, Chile adopted Milton Friedman's neoliberal policies to address economic challenges—an experiment called the "Chilean Miracle."

FLC's interpretation is a performance featuring a woman in a custom suit made entirely from bright plastic flowers sold at Chilean altars. These artificial blooms, manufactured in China and shipped to Chile, represent the superficial and hollow nature of the so-called Chilean Miracle—beautiful on the surface but lacking real substance or roots.

Creative Time Summit - Occupy the Future, 2016

DC's Floating Lab Collective designed the Occupy the Future stage by reimagining Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel through a contemporary lens of social activism.

Drawing from Renaissance masterpieces, this design transforms classical imagery into symbols of modern resistance.

Created for the historic Lincoln Theatre, the immersive stage celebrates global acts of defiance including Pussy Riot, Occupy, Hong Kong's Umbrella protests, Black Lives Matter, Thailand's three-finger salute, and other worldwide resistance movements.

Other Select Exhibitions

Tree of Cross-Habitation, 2014

Light sculpture made of paper lanterns shaped like houses. The organic structure reflects how people adapt their living arrangements when facing economic, environmental, and political challenges. - Best in Show at Georgetown GLOW

Collective Objects, 2007

FLC created hand illustrations of common objects and sent letters to the owners of the company about making a more collective publicly available product.

Video projections illuminate buildings across the Detroit, celebrating urban movement by transforming architectural surfaces into dynamic canvases that reflect the pulse and flow of city life.

Projections, 2009

Edgar Endress

Public Art/Sculpture

Sue Wrbican

Photography

Donald Russell

Contemporary Art Curation

Blake Turner

Videography

Founding Members

The Floating Lab Collective has grown to over 30 collaborators, all with strong art backgrounds across multiple disciplines. The team began as a small group of multi-disciplinary artists, each bringing specific expertise.

Our people make us unique.

Each project attracts collaborators interested in the specific experiment or action. These collaborators help refine the concept and finalize elements, while other contributors assist with installation or performance once the design and build phases are complete.