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Aurelia Aurita - Chelsea Heil & Jarn Heil

A giant jellyfish of mylar and helium floating high above the ground. (Photographs by Jarn Heil.) Photograph takeen at aquarium for inspiration. Wooden 1/7 scale template of made to create the shape for sections of the art installation. Chelsea Heil holding the 1/7 scale plastic canopy. One of the remote controlled lighting units for the art installation.

Chelsea Heil & Jarn Heil: Bios

Chelsea Heil is currently a student at Piedmont Virginia Community College studying art and science.

Jarn Heil worked as a special effects technician for the movie industry in the 80’s and early 90’s in Los Angeles. He worked on 14 feature films, plus dozens of commercials and one chidren’s show. He moved to Charlottesville in the mid-90’s and retrained as a programmer. Following are YouTube links to trailers for movies he worked on: Lady in White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v+NJEohJZsTzO and Killer Klowns from Outer Space: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DnsRKkgko