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In Search of The Truth (The Truth Booth) has its origins in the earlier Cause Collective project The Truth is I am You. Beginning with inflatable sculptures at the Socrates Sculpture Garden in 2006, the project manifested into a permanent installation at the University of California, San Francisco. The 300-foot installation highlights the diversity of cultures that exemplify the UCSF community. Each balloon displays a single line from the poem translated into each of the languages spoken by the student body. Placards containing a phonetic spelling in English accompany them, so that any person can learn to say each line. Starting with, “The truth is I am you” and ending with “The truth is I love you,” this piece attempts to use this corridor as brief passageway to other systems of considering who we are, what we value, where we come from, and where we are going. It was during this process of translation that the artists began to think that 'truth' has as many meanings as their are languages, or even people.
In late 2008 talks began about creating The Truth Booth. Rather than telling people what the truth is, it was felt that we should turn this dynamic around and ask the public what they thought the truth was. The public is essentially asked to give something of themselves to the artists in this stage of the project. Over the course of more than two years the details of the project were developed and startup funding was secured from the SF Foundation and Arts Council of Ireland. Production began at Inflatable World in the spring of 2011.
In Search of the Truth (The Truth Booth) was officially launched in July 2011 at the Galway Arts Festival in Galway, Ireland. Afterwards the Booth toured to various venues throughout Ireland including the National Ploughing Championship, The Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival, and Belfast Culture Night. The public's response was overwhelming, with over 2,000 videos were left in the Booth.
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