WHILST YOUR SLEEPING 2007
Installation: British Petroleum Gas Station, Houston Street, Manhattan NYC, USA
During a three and a half hour period a constant jet of water was released vertically into the air from the sidewalk. The installation consisted of water taken from a New York City Hydrant, put through a high pressure electric pump and released 95 ft into the air. The viewers & passers-by were able to see the work from up close or 10 city blocks away. As many of the viewers as possible were interviewed and asked to record their reactions to the work. In both a physical and metaphysical manner unavoidable discussions arose concerning each individual person’s relation to the mechanics of the Island. Responses varied from exhilaration, boredom and panic to total verbal abuse. Over the period of the installation 75 cubic tons of water were released.
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