Jeremijenko Launches Water-Quality Installation in Tasmania
Glenorchy Art $ Sculpture Park (GASP), located near Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, has announced the launch of Amphibious Architecture, “A poetic and dynamic light array over 60 metres providing information about estuarine health through dissolved oxygen levels below the surface” by Prospectus artist Natalie Jeremijenko. The installation is described as “semi-permanent,” in that it will be in situ for up to 10 years.
Amphibious Architecture is an ambitious project blending art and science. It was prototyped by Jeremijenko’s Environmental Art Clinic, New York University, and the Living Architecture Lab at Columbia University and was first tested in the Bronx and East Rivers, New York City, in 2009.
“Amphibious Architecture aims to raise the profile of important issues related to the health of the Derwent Estuary and make the normally invisible, visible. It will … have far reaching environmental and social benefits.
“Dissolved oxygen is one of the most important factors in the health of an eco-system, high levels of dissolved oxygen indicate a healthier eco system and the presence of sustained life in the Derwent river. [The installation] helps audiences to visualise river health and water quality in real time with a tangible, visual representation of what is happening in their river.”
More information about Amphibious Architecture can be found on GASP’s website. Natalie’s Artists’ Prospectus for the Nation projects can be viewed here.
