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WaterWork
Design Austin and The Trail Conservancy debut WaterWork, an immersive artwork projected on the historic Seaholm Intake Facility Building by local artists, at dusk on Thursday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 17. WaterWork is the first use of Seaholm Intake as a large-scale exterior canvas.
The display is easily visible: on land from the Butler Hike-and-Bike-Trail; and on the water from watercraft and public Design Austin Cruises with WaterWork curators and artists.
The colossal projection explores the coexistence of the city with nature and showcases our creative community. Participants make short films about Austin’s built and natural environments mapped to the building’s Art Deco façade. WaterWork will transform this iconic building into a dynamic canvas of art, light, and motion.
WaterWork is co-curated by Anahita Bradberry, Taylor Davis, Emily Eisenhart, Moyo Oyelola, and Kristi-Anne Shaer. The 15 artists participating in WaterWork are Casey Alfstad, Alex Boeschenstein, Anahita Bradberry, Emily Eisenhart, Essentials Creative, Ariana Gomez, Jamal Hussain, Alie Jackson, Diego Miró-Rivera, Mandy Mandelstein, VLM (Virginia L. Montgomery), Liz Rodda, Sara Roma, Luke Savisky, and Hannah Spector. Updates will be added to designaustin.org/waterwork.
“WaterWork is the perfect way to introduce ourselves to the community,” says Ingrid Spencer, Executive Director of Design Austin and AIA Austin. “Creating something new that engages the built and natural environment at such a well-known landmark really emphasizes how design works with and enhances our surroundings.”
“Artists and designers often balance different elements to transform environments and inspire new perspectives,” adds Emily Eisenhart, co-curator and founding board member of Design Austin. “We intend to make WaterWork a yearly event so the whole community can participate and add their perspectives too.”
This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
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