A living map in the gallery composed of water from the very streams flowing nearby.
Watercourse
The List Gallery, Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 2015
Curated by Andrea Packard
Materials
Recycled glass jars, vinyl letters, water
Dimensions
8" tall x 42' long x 19' wide
Volunteers went to locate the streams, creeks, and reservoirs that make up the Crum Creek watershed. They collected water from each of the tributaries to bring back to the gallery. A map of the watershed was laid out on the gallery floor using recycled glass jars and bottles that had been acquired by the community. The water from each tributary was then carefully poured into the vessels that corresponded to each particular waterbody. Visitors left a red sticker indicating the location of their house or school which created an additional map of where they live in relation to the watershed.
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