58 Yard / 53.0352 Metre Runway
Saturday, November 14, 2015
The Toronto-based rising art star Jon Sasaki presents his brief film 58 Yard / 53.0352 Metre Runway, which documents his attempt to build a one-seat airplane, based on instructions from a November 1981 Popular Mechanics. The quixotic task of trying to build a working one-seat airplane in his house takes place during Sasaki's Glenfiddich residency in Scotland, living amongst bulky components, toxic materials, and wrestling with uncooperative weather. The whole absurd and frustrating build-up begs the question, “Will it ever get off the ground?”