SOURCE
2001
Site specific installation in Stromness harbour, Orkney.
The idea was to make a constantly changing work that is seen and concealed by the rise and fall of the tide.
The cylinder was filled with water transported from Venice, like a test tube or a core sample, measuring and revealing the different waters, North with South. Apart from showing the potential beauty of water, the ‘source’ project raises issues concerning international communication and environmental implications of industry, energy and transportation. As a result, part of the project involved scientific analysis and tests of both waters. An installation in the Pier Arts Centre included video projection of the collecting of water from the Grand Canal, print of the water analysis, wall drawing of map and a galvanised bucket.
Work made in collaboration with Italian based artist Matthew Broussard.
Commissioned by The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness as part of The Constant Moment – a project funded by the Scottish Arts Council Millennium Fund, Orkney Islands Council, The Henry Moore Foundation and Orkney Enterprise.
Photography: Anne Bevan/ Michael Wolchover