We as a society are
so used to having pure water on demand that we don't realize the
actual cost of it. Water is subsidized by the government, but if we
factored in all the pollution and waste of water that is caused by
industry, agriculture, and everyday citizens, then the real cost of
water would be exceedingly high. Therefore, I wanted to make water
misuse into a tangible narrative sculpture that would make people realize just how precarious our future is.
The sculpture would be a functioning water source, so people would receive the message by interacting with it.
The sculpture would be a functioning water source, so people would receive the message by interacting with it.
I created the
artwork in Adobe Illustrator and Inkscape, but I had problems when switching between the two programs, so I probably will avoid using Inkscape again. I also used Photoshop to create the stone texture.
I decided to include
the real life corporation American Water because it is one of the
largest providers of drinking water in the US and also performs
wastewater treatment. This sculpture would probably be funded by a government grant for the arts. I don't expect that American Water would want to fund this because it doesn't portray them in a flattering way.
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