PUBLIC WATER A LARGE SCALE PUBLIC INSTALLATION BY ARTIST MARY MATTINGLY OPENING JUNE 3RD IN PROSPECT PARK
Join us on Thursday, June 3rd as we unveil the sculpture, a 10ft tall geodesic dome designed as a structural ecosystem covered in native plants that filter water in a gravity-fed system that mimics the geologic features of the watershed. Public Water is an active sculpture that follows A Year of Public Water, a timeline recounting the building of New York City’s drinking watershed. The sculpture draws from the minerals and geologic features of the watershed to filter water. Public Water brings attention to New York City’s drinking water system in order to build more reciprocal exchanges between people who live in New York City’s drinking watershed and its drinking-water users in the city, to promote care and commons.
Read more about the installation and opening here.