Sounds like Baron Von Opperbean is traveling through time in his new adventure and he needs your junk to get there … or then.
Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time is a massive undertaking at Mud Island, set to transform the old Mississippi River Museum into a new immersive experience. The installation will combine “an adventure-play labyrinth, fantastical stories, interactive games, community spaces, special events, food and beverage, and more.”
And that labyrinth needs junk. The project’s creators are asking for unused materials you may have around the house — e-junk, architectural elements, furniture, tools, construction materials — to help create the new exhibit.
“Baron summons your discarded treasures to forge an epic, dimension-hopping experience.”
Baron Von Opperbean
“Baron summons your discarded treasures to forge an epic, dimension-hopping experience,” reads a Facebook post. “E-waste, old furniture, forgotten relics — all fuel for extraordinary art across time and space.” The BVO crew is also looking for paper, fabric, foam, electronics, auto parts, playground equipment, tools, and more.
Here’s the full list from the BVO website:
Paper
Corrugated cardboard panels and boxes.
Junk mail, magazines, news pappers, paper,
Toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes.
Fabrics
Fabric scraps and swatches
Carpet scraps and swatches
Faux fur
Stretchy meshes
Iridescent, transparent films, holographic materials and foils
Plastic (please rinse)
Plastic containers: Two-liter bottles, juice jugs, milk jugs, plastic caps and tops.
Plastic spoons, forks, knives, Solo cups
Plastic parts, odd and ends (anything you can get a lot of and in colors)
Fake rocks, trees, plants, artificial grass and turf
Foam
Blue/Pink foam insulation sheets
Packing foam from appliances (we need a lot of this material)
Unused cans or commercial boxes of spray foam
Metal
Gears (we are looking for lots of gears both large and small)
Aluminum cans, tin cans, empty aerosol paint cans
Pipes, beams, posts, etc.
Exterior building fixed ladders, trestle ladders, playground parts (anything that looks climbable)
Rebar, wire, chicken wire, bendable metal mesh
Old ceiling fan parts (victorian decorative elements)
Wood
Wooden Pallets (yes, the kind you see on the side of the road)
Paneling: Plywood, Pressboard, chipboard, MDF, OSB
2x4s, 2x6s, etc.
Rods and dowels, etc.
Fence wood.
Trees, tree branches, hard woods.
Electronics / E-waste
Computers: cases, motherboards and other other components
Hard drives, CDROM/DVD drives (internal and external)
Printers, scanners,
Vintage devices with buttons, dials, and gauges
Medical devices, testing equipment, tanning beds, etc.
Jamboxes, boombox, stereos, bluetooth speaker, record players (especially ones that have a “hi-tech” look and feel.)
VHS and other tape based machines
Automotive parts
Shocks and springs
engine components and parts, gears.
Front end grills and bumpers (we’re looking for things that lean towards the futuristic)
Tires and rims
Headlight and taillight assemblies
Victorian Architectural Elements (whole or broken)
Decorative Elements
Fixtures
Iron gates
Furniture
Miscellaneous
Playground equipment, slides, climbing nets, or structures, etc.
Tubes and hoses (any material; rubber, plastic, etc.)
Rope, string, cabling, wires. Aircraft cabling and hardware (any material; rubber, plastic, etc.)
Unused Paint – house paint, spray paint
Cements, concrete, and mortars
Used Screws, nuts and bolts; various sizes
Resin / craft glue / spray foam
Anything that looks interesting or unique
Tools
Industrial Shelving
Shop lights
Shop fans
Box fans
Glue guns
Heat guns
Drills
Hammer Drill
Skill saws
Table saws
Jig saws
Miter/chop saw
Sanders
Variety of ladders
3D printer
CNC Router
Hot Knives
Paint Sprayer
Air Compressors
Welders
Heavy Equipment
Mini Scissor Lift
Mini Forklift
Scaffolding
Specialized AV Items
PCs, macs, laptops servers
Server racks, power conditioners
Monitors
Stereo, musical amp, computer speakers, jamboxes, speakers, etc
Audio playback; Amps, speakers, PA, etc.
Media players.
Projectors
Mini Mads
Bare conductives
Old macs/PC
Fairy lights
Sound reactive led lighting kits
LED strips, power supplies,
Extension cords, power strips, LED shop lighting.
LED Lighting; controllers, addressable LED strips, power amplifiers and supplies, cables.
Power conditioners, extension cords, power strips.
Find out how to donate to the BVO team here.