In Jay Delay’s newest “DEFLATIONARY ART” installment of digitally deflating Koons’ inflatable sculptures, Two-dimensional Mylar Balloons are punctured with a digital device and quickly deflated before being patched and re-inflated to create a work of art that is both ’intimidating’ and ‪frustrating’ at the same time. After witnessing the value of art being deflated “People will be really taken aback,” said artist Delay. “As soon as they start to look down the hole, they will try to pop it back up.”

What makes it frustrating is not that the installation will take longer to complete than if it weren’t plugged in and deflated, but that its broken field of vision means passersby can’t be sure exactly what it is or what it’s supposed to be.

The other side of the installation is much more clearly defined, and it looks like an actual balloon being deflated. The differences between both sides create a visually interesting collision between the two directions.

Since it’s unclear if the previous work is finished, and also since there’s so much going on it’s hard to read the small print, I assume that’s where the printed message is supposed to go. It’s hard to see from this photo, but it reads:

“The irony of this work is that it deflates.”

The delay on the end is of course appropriate for this type of art installation. I suppose you could call it art that deflates…although this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a Koons balloon deflate and pop back up again.

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