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Site-specific artworks delve into the history and ecology of the structure and its environs, reanimating the subterranean space around the former John B. Kelly Pool to address environmental and historical themes highlighting water, the river, and the site itself.

The exhibition is co-curated by Elaine Crivelli, Leslie Kaufman and Marsha Moss. works to promote contemporary sculpture and expand public awareness of the role and value of sculpture through exhibitions, public forums, and educational outreach.

Participating Artists: Joy Feasley and Paul Swenbeck, Julianna Foster, Carolyn Healy and John Phillips, Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib, Eugene Lew, Martha McDonald, and Taji Ra’oof Nahl.

Info: Calculating Banneker: The Work of Water/An Installation Activation in Four Movements
Experience a transformative fusion of history, ecology, and sound. By merging the precision of Benjamin Banneker’s calculations with the rhythmic life cycle of the apiary, the audience is invited to witness “The Work of Water” as a communal pulse of continuity and care. From the hive, discover how every drop sustains the collective.

Info: Martha McDonald will use movement, costume and original music as she activates the exhibition space and explores the history of the Water Works and the life of the Schuylkill River. Leading audience members around and into the empty John B. Kelly Pool, she will pause to play ethereal tones on the spinning glass bowls of a glass armonica—an instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Fairmount Water Works, 640 Waterworks Drive, Philadelphia, United States

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