Scott N Andrew

The Drift

2012-2016

The Drift was a floating platform for creative projects that explored the rivers and waterfronts within the city of Pittsburgh. In the spring of 2012, a team of six artists in the MFA program at Carnegie Mellon University constructed a pair of hexagonal rafts. After graduate school, Scott Andrew and Steve Gurysh continued to do programming for the Drift and hosted a series of performances, lectures, screenings, and buoyant interventions.

Drift events are funded through The Sprout Fund, Awesome Pittsburgh, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Arts Festival, and Carnegie Mellon University.

Projects Scott has performed or exhibited in have included Drift by Drag, Azimuth, afronaut(a) by Alisha B Wormsley, Sycamore Colony, Floating Projections, Duck Call Orchestra, and Iceburgh, all of which more information can be found on the drift website.

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April 8, 2015

RPM

Visit 5 energy vortexes around Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 19 5-7pm by The Drift + The Institute for New Feeling, The Drift (with Steve Gurysh), and web interface design by Ethan Jerrett.http://rpm.life/
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September 25, 2014

Afronaut(a) Film Festival

Check out the latest performance and public video installation, H3O, presented by The Drift at the Afronaut(a) Film Festival. https://www.facebook.com/events/284986711701618/
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November 2, 2012

Group @ Sprout Fund Harvest Gathering

Scott Andrew and Nina Sarnelle introduce their upcoming project, ‘Group’ at this year’s Sprout Fund Harvest Gathering. (Also featured is Scott’s collaborative project, The Drift: www.driftpgh.com) http://www.iamgroup.me...
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October 26, 2012

Sycamore Colony

http://www.sycamorecolony.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/84996818@N06/ http://temporaryartreview.com/the-drift/ Sycamore Colony is an immersive performance that explores the anomaly of Sycamore Island and its rich ecological and cultural...
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September 29, 2012

The Drift: Floating Projections

Our first installment of site specific video projections was held on Saturday, Sept. 29th along the North Shore Trail. Beginning at Herr’s Island, we drifted down the Allegheny River toward PNC Park, projecting at several sites along the way. 

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June 30, 2012

The Drift Presents: Drift by Drag

‘Ya Gotta Regatta’! The Drift sailed queens Veronica Bleaus and Dani Lamorte off the shores of the Allegheny River for a floating edition of their Drive by Drag performance series. The aquatic beauties crashed the Kenny Chesney concert during the...
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April 7, 2012

The Drift: Iceburgh

Launched on April 7th, 2012, Iceburgh was the first in a series of projects created specifically for the Drift. http://www.driftpgh.com Iceburgh from The Drift on Vimeo.
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Gallery

View from inside a dark, textured hole looking up at a bright blue sky with white clouds and a faint pink streak. Figure in a dark setting with a gold mask, long blonde hair, and a red headdress, holding a flaming torch. Two people on a wooden raft at dusk, one playing an erhu, the other sitting. A lantern glows, reflecting on dark blue water. White conical capsule with a small square window floating on calm water, with a tree-covered hill in the background. Two drag performers on a boat. One in blue with blue face paint, the other in gold with blonde hair and white face paint. White-clad figure with obscured face and long white hair, arms outstretched, in a hazy, dimly lit room. Outdoor art installation on water featuring a large inflatable yellow duck and a wooden fan-like structure. A man in a life vest stands on a raft, with a boat visible in the background. Two figures in a cave-like setting. One man in casual clothes offers an object to a figure adorned in gold body paint, a feathered headdress, and draped in a brown, sequined fabric. Candles and ritualistic objects are arranged on the ground. Person in a dark purple cloak, mask, and pink hair stands in a lake, holding a book, with autumn trees behind. Small blue boat in the middle of a vast body of blue water, leaving circular ripples behind it. Three costumed people on a small, makeshift boat with an outboard motor, on a river with a yellow bridge in the background. Nine-panel grid of photos: hand drilling rock, flowers by books, large telescope, hand on microscope, campfire by lake, antique books, rainbow over water, damaged boat interior, and hands holding a GPS device. White sculpture of a figure on a raft in a river, with a yellow bridge and city skyline at dusk. Two people in yellow waders stand in a room decorated with "Duck Call Orchestra" banners and nautical items. Two performers on a small raft in a river, with city buildings and boats in the background under a clear sky. Two performers under a bridge, one in blue body paint and red leaves, the other in drag with a blonde wig and pink top. Woman in sunglasses on a bed on a raft, floating on a river with a bridge and hills in the background at sunset. A person in an orange life vest looks up at a circular opening to a cloudy sky from inside a dark, textured well. Figure with gold skin, feathered headdress, and brown shawl sits in a cave surrounded by candles, jars, and ritual objects. Earthy tones dominate, with accents of gold and light from the candles. Hand with long golden nails and a spiked bracelet holds four small teeth and a tiny metallic beetle. Two performers outdoors: one in blue with painted face and autumn leaves, the other in gold bodysuit, cape, and blonde wig. Giant yellow rubber duck floating on water, with a wooden slatted structure in the foreground under a cloudy blue sky. Two performers in drag and body paint pose on a boat with legs raised, river and hills in background at sunset. Person in a feathered costume with a mesh mask and sunglasses on a boat, facing away from a city skyline. Performance art on a river: three costumed figures on a makeshift raft with a white canopy, propelled by a motor. One figure has blue face paint, another wears a gold bodysuit. City buildings in the background. Person with gold painted skin and feather headdress sits in a cave with arms outstretched. Candles, plants, and vials surround them. They wear a dark shawl and gold jewelry. Artwork depicts a white, cone-shaped object in water, reflecting a fiery orange sky. A dark, silhouetted treeline and hill form the background. The water's surface is rippled with orange light. Digital collage with "DRIFT BY DRAG" text, mermaid tail, waves, sea creatures, and four drag queens in black, one in blue. Night view of a river with a large yellow rubber duck and a wooden spiral sculpture, city lights reflecting on the water. Performance artist in gold makeup and headwrap, brown sequined robe, kneeling before an altar of ritual objects.