River Roots: Our Shed Our Story

RIVER ROOTS OUR SHED OUR STORY ART COMMISSION MEETING 26 JULY 2017

RIVER ROOTS OUR SHED OUR STORY ART COMMISSION MEETING 26 JULY 2017

A well is a place to gather and collect water and to share stories.

The Well: River Roots is intended to be a gathering place to celebrate shared experiences.

RIVER ROOTS OUR SHED OUR STORY ART COMMISSION MEETING 26 JULY 2017

A well is a place to gather and collect water and to share stories.

The Well: River Roots is intended to be a gathering place to celebrate shared experiences.

River Roots is collaboration with artist Alisha Wormsley and grew from the Living Waters of Larimer (LWOL), a project of the Kingsley Association.

RIVER ROOTS OUR SHED OUR STORY ART COMMISSION MEETING 26 JULY 2017

A well is a place to gather and collect water and to share stories.

The Well: River Roots is intended to be a gathering place to celebrate shared experiences.

River Roots is collaboration with artist Alisha Wormsley and grew from the Living Waters of Larimer (LWOL), a project of the Kingsley Association.

LWOL advocates for the artful integration of rainwater infrastructure.

River Roots is the first installation of water+art projects in the community.

RIVER ROOTS OUR WATER [SHED] STORY

Stormwater is the core of this restorative project.

It reveals natural processes and the community voice.

OUR WATER STORY OUR RESOURCE Water is captured from the site and falls gently through the site in bioswales and through art structures.

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OUR WATER STORY OUR RESOURCE

0:00 RAIN EVENT

As the water collects, it activates different parts of the site.

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RIVER ROOTS is the telling of community stories through water in the landscape.

On the upper site, surface runoff is collected and visibly celebrated through art. The upper area gives voice to the stories that people know and understand.

UPPER SITE

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RIVER ROOTS is the telling of community stories through water in the landscape.

On the lower site, water seeps from sources unseen.

Visitors can see and hear stories that are less visible.

LOWER SITE

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RIVER ROOTS is the telling of community stories through water in the landscape.

The project uses art to explore narratives that emerge from places known and unknown and how they shape our collective landscape.

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OUR WATER STORY OUR EXPERIENCES

THEMES COMMUNITY LISTENING

We met with the community to collect stories & discover what associations they had with water.

BEACON CHANGE OVER TIME ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT IMAGINATION SOUND PLACE

WIND, SUN & REFLECTIONS SAILBOATS ON LARIMER DANCING, PLAYFUL IMAGINATIVE CREATURES, UNDERWORLD PRESENCE OF WATER, SOUND OF MOTION LARIMER IDENTITY, MAP OF LARIMER, SILVER LAKE

ELEMENTS TOOLS TO MAKE PLACE

We investigated the elements of the ways these stories could be created in the landscape

ELEMENTS TOOLS TO MAKE PLACE

We investigated the elements of the ways these stories could be created in the landscape

ELEMENTS TOOLS TO MAKE PLACE

We investigated the elements of the ways these stories could be created in the landscape

structure

sound

visual

activity

INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE

We organized the elements to create a narrative.

INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE Water activates all the elements

INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE WATER CREATURES WATER CREATURES

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INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE WATER CREATURES VERTICAL ELEMENT

VERTICAL ELEMENT

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INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE WATER CREATURES VERTICAL ELEMENT

PEOPLE POWER

PEOPLE POWER

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INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE WATER CREATURES VERTICAL ELEMENT PEOPLE POWER SOUND SOUND

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INTEGRATION ELEMENTS | NARRATIVE | PLACE WATER CREATURES VERTICAL ELEMENT

WATER “PRESENCE”

PEOPLE POWER SOUND WATER “PRESENCE”

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