Below and Above,
A Floating Wetland Supports Life II Polo Lake, Roger Williams Park
Stormwater Innovation Center
Providence, RI
June 2024 - December 2029
Building on what we learned from our first structure, we constructed and installed a second floating wetland with the community on June 15, 2024. Since then, the structure has been floating through its growth cycles as we continue to repair, observe, learn and maintain its buoyancy. It will remain on the lake until December 2029.
The project combines art and sculpture with ecological functionality, exploring the role of the artist in drawing attention to water quality issues, stormwater runoff affecting urban ponds, and the ways life improves water quality. It is also an exploration of buoyancy maintained through natural materials, and a collaboration with native plants, sunlight, and life across scales.
Learn more here.
One way I learn from the structure is by photographing it over time. The camera allows me to return to moments and notice details I may have missed, alongside embodied knowledge gained through being present with the structure.
A Floating Wetland Supports Life II Polo Lake, Roger Williams Park
Stormwater Innovation Center
Providence, RI
June 2024 - December 2029
Building on what we learned from our first structure, we constructed and installed a second floating wetland with the community on June 15, 2024. Since then, the structure has been floating through its growth cycles as we continue to repair, observe, learn and maintain its buoyancy. It will remain on the lake until December 2029.
The project combines art and sculpture with ecological functionality, exploring the role of the artist in drawing attention to water quality issues, stormwater runoff affecting urban ponds, and the ways life improves water quality. It is also an exploration of buoyancy maintained through natural materials, and a collaboration with native plants, sunlight, and life across scales.
Learn more here.
One way I learn from the structure is by photographing it over time. The camera allows me to return to moments and notice details I may have missed, alongside embodied knowledge gained through being present with the structure.
