We’ve always wanted to make The Head Project about more than just heads. We want it to be a platform for other artists, projects and events.

Today we headed to downtown Chicago in search of a big red ball, the key ingredient in the Redballproject by Kurt Perschke. Not only did we find the big red ball, we also found Kurt Perschke (but didn’t realize it until later)!!

As creator of The Head Project, one would think that I’d be comfortable taking pictures of a mannequin head in public. Truth is, I still haven’t gotten used to the idea. When I removed the head from my backpack, I took a few deep breaths and went into ‘work mode’ (otherwise known as tunnel vision). I knew I needed to get some pictures of the head with Kurt’s big red ball but I didn’t want to know that people were staring at me!

As I was taking pictures, I heard Carey explaining the project to someone and got up off the ground rather embarassed. I said something like “Yeah, I don’t usually take part in my own projects” to which he (Kurt) responded “That’s usually the best idea.” I had the feeling we had just bumped into the owner of the big red ball but my suspicions weren’t confirmed until we got home and I did some more research. Aw crap.

As the red ball is moving to another location this coming week, we’ll be there with another head and maybe we’ll bump into Kurt and I’ll be a bit more prepared!

Click here to see the pictures!