Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) is an effort by local artists to highlight the Pogue’s Run Waterway in Brookside Park. The Paramount Rest Stop is one of three sites along Pogue’s Run funded through ROW. Led by artist Eric Nordgulen, students from Herron School of Art and Design, a team of professional artists, and local residents and stakeholders collaborated on the design and implementation of public art installations centered on waterway issues and inspirations.
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Reconnecting to Our Waterways (ROW) is an effort by local artists to highlight the Pogue’s Run Waterway in Brookside Park. The Paramount Rest Stop is one of three sites along Pogue’s Run funded through ROW. Led by artist Eric Nordgulen, students from Herron School of Art and Design, a team of professional artists, and local residents and stakeholders collaborated on the design and implementation of public art installations centered on waterway issues and inspirations.
Eric Nordgulen’s installation, Watermark, derived from aerial maps is used as a visual signpost to locate the Rest Stop Art project sites for Pogue’s Run Creek and Trail. Looking at the contours of rivers and creeks, and the grid patterns of the city the artist used these as inspiration to define the edges and the openings of the steel plates. Placed on top of the sculpture is a symbol for water (H2O) to emphasize the importance of our waterways and the condition of our environment.
Participants and members of the community can use the five storage cabinets to display information relating to the location, community, history, and environment. Other possibilities for display include works of art, written stories, and special projects. These items can be rotated as needed.
Quoted from http://www.indianacharterschool.com/watermark.html
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