Geek By Marriage

Jason Hackenwerth asks me to remove my shoes and lends me a pair of socks to wear. I pull them on and slip between two heavy flaps to enter his tent.

It's small and dark inside. The only light comes from openings left untied between the walls and the ceiling. We pad on top of thin sheets of plastic taped to the floor, but can just go so far.

Only about 400 square feet in size, the tent is largely filled with segments of Hackenwerth's sculpture. Behemoth structures made of colorful, twisting balloons rest underneath swaths of the same thin plastic, taking up most of the floor space and nearly touching the ceiling in some places.

The earliest forms of a balloon were made by Professor Michael Faraday in 1824 for use in his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. Ever since the birth of the first balloon, it has evolved and been used in many areas of our lives from predicting the weather to travelling to science experiments and it has also made it into out homes. It’s practically in every home celebrating someone’s birthday or being hung in graduation dinner halls and even in presidential campaigns. Balloons and humans have an unforeseen connection and because of that, there are many type of balloons such as birthday party balloons and latex balloons and printed balloons just to name a few. Just by looking at balloons, there would be a smile appearing on your face. Since childhood, we have all grown up being surrounded by these oval, air filled things made of rubber or latex. Catching one and holding it in our tiny little hands, we would all be jumping for joy the minute we become owners of one bright, bouncy and colorful balloon. Balloons are a sight to see just by looking at them gently staying afloat in the cool breeze, watching them with wonder as they rise up in the sky.IThe creator of the first balloon was Professor Michael Faraday and it was done in the year 1824. It was created with the purpose of its use in his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. Since the beginning balloons have not restricted their usage right from predicting the weather to traveling to science experiments and now it’s in our homes. It could be seen in every function say it a birthday party or a presidential campaigns and even in the graduation dinner halls. So now we can say that humans and balloons share a very astonishing relation and that is one reason why we have so many different forms of balloons such as birthday party balloons and latex balloons and printed balloons just to name a few. Can you resist a smile one you look at a balloon? These have been our companion since our childhood. We have grown up with these oval, air filled things made of rubber or latex. What joy it was to struggle for a bright, bouncy and colorful balloon, and finally get it and hold it in the tiny hands. Its always beautiful to see a balloon gently staying afloat in the cool breeze, creating wonders in the sky.IThe first balloon was created by Professor Michael Faraday in 1824. It was created to be used in his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. Since then balloons have been a part of out life. From predicting the weather to traveling to science experiments, and now in our house. It could be found in every home that is about to celebrate either someone’s birthday or a presidential campaigns or even a graduation dinner. Balloons and humans…… a strange relation. Might be that is the reason why we have so many different variety of balloons right from birthday party balloons and latex balloons and printed balloons just to name a few. Look at them and you will smile. It’s been there with us since childhood. These oval things made of latex or rubber and filled with air. Having a bright, bouncy and colorful balloon in our tiny hands was enough to make us happy. A balloon gently staying afloat in the cool breeze, creating wonders in the sky makes a wonderful sight.

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