Creek Monster Habitat

A group of University of Texas at Austin students built the Creek Monster Habitat, an illuminated, interactive installation for the Greenway Conservancy’s 2019 Creek Show. The Creek Monster Habitat was designed and created during the fall 2019 semester by a group of students from across disciplines at UT in a course offered by Texas Applied Arts in the College of Fine Arts and taught by Karen Maness.

The Creek Monster Habitat features theatrical lighting, interactive UV reactive leaves leading up to the Monster’s nest, a large sculptural structure spanning 16 feet wide and glimpses of the illuminated eyes of the bashful Monster, peeking out at the patrons visiting the exhibition. Designed and constructed by muli-disciplinary university students with mentorship and coaching from university faculty and industry experts, the Creek Monster Habitat aims to highlight the existing ecosystem and emphasizes the importance of community stewardship and the revitalization and transformation of Waller Creek.

Learn more at https://sites.utexas.edu/appliedarts/

The Creek Monster Habitat project was made possible thanks to support from:
• Green Fund Grant from the UT Office of Sustainability
• UT Graduate School Academic Enrichment Grant
• Waterloo Greenway Conservancy
• UT College of Fine Arts
• Texas Performing Arts
• And in-kind support from dwg Landscape Architects for design consultation

Creek Monster Habitat Student Design Team

Scenic Design - Delena Bradley
Lighting Design - William Rios
Dramaturg - Khristian Mendez Aguirre
Previsualization - Michael Bruner
Sound Design - Danielle Vongsamphanh, Derek Haumpy and Lina Breining

Creek Monster Habitat Fabrication Class
Eye Team
Emma Craig
Samantha Cole
Christopher M. Foito
Lauren Price

Lighting/Programming Team
William Rios
Adriana Lara
Christopher Michael Clark
Christopher Martin Clark

Structures Team
Phoebe Osbourne
Joseph Matza
Tabitha Tattenbach

Sound Team
Danielle Vongsamphanh
Derek Haumpy
Lina Breining

Leaf/Ground Cloth Team
Aurora Kenyon
Callie Blackstock

Nest Dressing Team
Channing Miller
Elaine McMurray

Creek Monster Habitat Class Faculty/Project Manager
Karen Maness

Creek Monster Habitat TA
Delena Bradley

Creek Monster PR/Social Media Manager
Laura Godinez

Creek Monster Habitat Guest Artists
Rebecca Switzer - Weaver, Texas Performing Arts Prop Master
Chris Levack - Austin Sculptor
Michael Ortiz - Associate Technical Director - Santa Fe Opera
Parker Jennings - Lead Fabricator - Meow Wolf
James Ortiz - Puppet Master - NY Public Theatre
Davin Huston - Integrated Arts - Purdue University

Supporting Faculty/Staff
Carolina Perez - Sound Design and Sound System Advisor
Rusty Cloyes - Production Management Advisor
J.E. Johnson - Texas Performing Arts
Kristi Lampi - Green Fund Manager for Texas Performing Arts
Leigh Remeny - Purchasing and Guest Artist Payment Processing

Hired Student Lighting Crew
Libby Jantz
Noah Tucker
Alex Jereb
Adriana Lara

Video Production
ZCreative Media

Filmed and Edited by
Jeff Zavala

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