On Thursday June 23rd, the opening of SEAT: an outdoor chair show was released to the public. The activity, energy, and attention that W.E.T received was overwhelmingly unexpected and very exciting for our whole team. We were there all day setting up the lighting for W.E.T to prepare for the 5:30 opening. Just in the last moments, the morse code buttons illuminated the 8 bright LEDs in the “hull” of our sculpture. W.E.T Seat is finally alive after a long 6 months! The evening was incredible with socializing, celebrating, and revisiting our worst and best times with our experience and process.

Along with a great crowd of locals (artists, students, families, and elderly) we were also visited by the familiar strong winds of San Francisco at the end of Fort Mason. This turned into a blessing as people started asking, “What’s that noise?” As we leaned our heads closer, an unexpected characteristic of W.E.T was discovered. The different directions of wind currents collaborated with the different orientations of the hollow flutes between each polycarbonate piece. Our instillation surprised US with rhythmic vocals capturing an element of San Francisco. As W.E.T interacting with its environment, users are subjected to a multi-sensory experience.