Mobile installation concept
A roaming freestyle cypher, interactive art cart, and mobile invitation to play.
Follow the glow. Find the flow.
What is Time Turtle?
Time Turtle is a mobile freestyle rap cypher and interactive art cart created by Andy Smith, aka Young Duck Dillionaire.
A wagon covered in glowing, handcrafted LED festival art carries 2 to 3 microphones, an amp, and a rotating crew of 4 to 6 costumed freestyle rap and vocal-improv artists from UR IN.
We roam the grounds, gather a circle, and turn wherever we land into a tiny participatory stage.
What rolls with us
The installation is designed to feel alive before anyone even touches a microphone.
Hand-built LED sculpture and a mobile silhouette that becomes a beacon after dark.
A compact sound rig for freestyle rounds, songs, vocal games, and audience prompts.
Four to six performers and facilitators instigating magic, connection, and playful risk.
D&D-inspired role play from Deacon Doctor and participatory improv led by JaQui Juice.
A playful hydration ritual where the Turtle “pisses” bright yellow electrolyte drinks for the gathered crowd.
No fixed stage required. Time Turtle can activate pathways, camps, quiet pockets, and chance encounters.
How it changes the energy
Time Turtle brings a roaming pulse of play, music, and spontaneous connection. Instead of asking guests to find a fixed performance, we meet them where they are.
Experienced emcees can jump into the flow. First-timers can offer one word, one sound, a character, a rhythm, or simply help shape the moment. Our facilitators know how to invite participation without putting anyone on the spot.
As the cart moves, it connects strangers, wakes up quieter pockets, and leaves behind little stories people could not have planned.
You do not just watch it. You become part of it.
Brainchild + collective
Andy Smith builds festival art, sculptural installations, and the worlds we want to play inside.
@lavalanguage ↗Freestyle emcees, vocal-improv artists, facilitators, musicians, makers, and professional instigators of connection.
@ur.in.magic ↗A glowing invitation is rolling your way.
Follow UR IN for build updates, festival appearances, cyphers, and future opportunities to join the roaming circle.
