Now That's A Landing!

Hey guys! I am MiKayla Bastin. I am studying photography and psychology at Wichita State University. On Tuesday September 29, I traveled with a Brazilian artist named Paulo Nazareth. He was part of the biennial and did a performance piece at the airport. His goal was to put a couch on the end of the runway right before the plane took off and watch it fly away. It took many tries to finally let him do this because it was "impossible" and obviously very dangerous. After much talking the airport and Paulo finally came to an agreement. I had asked him why he was doing this and he explained that when he was younger he always imagined the planes as birds who could fly away. The planes carried the people who were leaving his hometown to start a new life. This was a very cool experience considering not many people are allowed to be anywhere close to the runway where planes take off and land!

Paulo talking to the head of security about his idea

Scoping out the area 

Getting ready for the act!

Paulo and his spirit chief singing a song together waiting for the plane. It also a way of praying. This is very important before it happens.

The plane flying right over us and landing!

Paulo Nazareth