Water Works III

1991

Water Works III

A myriad of tiny water droplets behave as they shouldn’t. Falling noiselessly down barely visible angled threads at an unexpectedly slow speed, the installation plays with gravity and surface tension to create a calming and absorbing environment. Perception is confused as the water droplets appear to ascend as they descend, undermining our certainty of waters normal behaviour. Here, water is not so much substance as an endless play of light.


location
Art Gallery of New South Wales, north & south vestibules
material
Nylon lines, copper pipes and tanks
size
6 metres high