Behind the Scenes at Fairgrounds St. Pete - "L O L" by Tess Oldfield

Have you experienced L O L yet? ✨ 💡

Lose yourself in the magic that is *L O L* by Tess Oldfield at Fairgrounds St. Pete

We have a difficult time conveying the energy, hard work, and dedication that our Fairgrounds St. Pete team and participating artists put into creating the work you get to now enjoy in our immersive exhibit!

Today we’re sharing some behind the scenes images of the work that went into creating L O L by artist Tess Oldfield.

Tess hard at work wiring LED lights into her artwork

The technology work continues as *L O L* comes together!

As with all of the artwork at Fairgrounds St. Pete L O L has a story.

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For her Fairgrounds St. Pete installation L O L, Tess used phonetic charts to create forms made inside of the mouth while pronouncing the letters “L” and “O”. This is an expansion of a formal vocabulary that she is currently working with in her practice. Comprised of over 200 ceramics, L O L is playful and humorous in personifying text often used in pop and tech culture. Arduino code is used to create rhythmic laughing patterns to evoke a high-spirited atmosphere and allude to laughter in the air.

L O L is an incredible installation with SO many individual parts that come together perfectly.

Tess expertly making technology and art work together.

Each ceramic artwork hung individually by hand.

Tess Oldfield paying attention to every detail that went into *L O L*.

The finished work! Come to Fairgrounds St. Pete to lose yourself in the magic of *L O L* in person!

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