Transpositions in Time: A Fluxus Sculpture

Transpositions in time: A Fluxus Sculpture was initially sparked by classroom critiques. I started thinking about the critiques that artwork goes through. People praise the piece and it gains substance, or people find fault with it and it deflates. I was also thinking about how the viewer changes the art they are viewing. Some or all of the artist's intent is lost or added to as the viewer brings their own preconceived notions, attitudes, feelings and color/shape/imagery associations.The sculpture part of this project is intended to represent this in a more concrete fashion.
I was also thinking about how artists influence each other. I see a friend working on a project (or I see a film, a picture, a gallery, whatever) that influences me in some way, I in turn influence them, or someone else, so that every piece of art created becomes a collage of ideas - recognized or subconscious. Again, this piece shows this in a concrete way -- the changes before influence the next change and so on. And, as with other fluxus projects, it blurs the distinction between artist and viewer. I also wanted to move from creating a 3 dimensional work to a 4 dimensional work (a time sculpture). Video work does this to some extent, but it is a frozen moment of time. With this piece I hope to capture how time has wrought changes on the sculpture, on my idea for the project, and on me.
The very first change happened even before the project got started. Originally I was going to start with a more finished piece with a surface (tape?) that people could peel away or add to, but on the day i wanted to start, I forgot it at home. So I took what I had (a torn piece of cardboard) and drew a tree on to it.
In the process of making this I found many interesting things, First, most people will do something, even if they think it is stupid or pointless. Second, I really don't like approaching people to as them to help me out. Third, a still camera is not sufficient for this project.
It is also important to note that the art piece is not the object in the photos, but the process of its creation and the interaction between the people.