In Photos: Corcoran Costume Ball 2019

Originally published on GWToday, October 21, 2019

Halloween at the George Washington University Corcoran School of the Arts and Design is always a showcase for creativity, and this year's Corcoran Costume Ball was no exception. From ghoulish to glamorous, see some of the dazzling looks from Saturday night. (Photos by Mariah Miranda.)

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The art photographed is by David Page

About Compound Ballance: "A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock." –David Page

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time

"Compound Ballance" by David Page. A counterweight lifts a bag containing a bound human subject (me!), by means of a scissor action, locking hoist. As long as there is sufficient mass in the counterweight, the person remains locked and suspended in the bag and must wait for enough sand to escape in order to equalize the weight and release the lock. It may be about agency and exchange of power, but it also about bodies, material mechanisms and time