The State We're In: Water EXHIBITION
BOARDWALK
AWARD| DESIGN BUILD COMPITITION
COLLABORATION| dELANEY cOLE & tAYLOR hADEN
location| TRAVELED THROUGH NORTH AMERICA
TYPOLOGY| design build/exhibition
CLIENT| exhibition artistS Marguerite Perret, Robin Lasser, AND exhibition designer Bruce Scherting
PROJECT GOALS| Working collaboratively with the artist we developed a broardwalk experience. The intention was to survey human relationships to water and define a sense of place - the cultural, social, geographical, and environmental characteristics that make a place unique.This installation is inspired by the network of boardwalks at our national parks and the need for a deep understanding of our human connection to nature.
The State We're In: Water is an interdisciplinary project that includes an arts-based research residency and multiple exhibitions. The exhibition features five installation works by lead artist Marguerite Perret in collaboration with artist Robin Lasser, exhibition designer Bruce Scherting, and scientists in water, environmental science, unmanned Systems Research, plant biology, and more. Through sensory-rich video, sculptured forms, and visually complex constructions, the exhibition explores wastewater recycling; watershed habitats; the imprint of water movement on the land. Symptomatic of global issues, the local situations presented will engage University, local, and regional communities of all ages in the inviting, immersive experiences the installations offer. The goal of the overall project is to activate visitors' sense of place and social involvement and to present art as a powerful learning platform for science.
FLEXIBILITY STUDY
During the development of the exhibition it was important to make the boardwalk adaptable. It would have to be transported to different museums and be reconfigured to utilize the new spaces. The design utilizes a grid system with each side of the square modules being able to fit into the other or the rail pieces
