Pipelines

Denver, Colorado, 2023

Presented by the Biennial of the Americas with artistic direction by Black Cube Nomadic Art Museum

“Pipelines” is both a social infrastructure and a commentary on essential water circulation infrastructure. As a three-dimensional drawing in public space the installation prompts social interactions by offering an occupiable graphic lattice for visitors to the Plaza of the Americas. The blue, green and pink in the artwork comes from the colours used by the PVC pipe industry to identify fresh water, sewage and grey water, respectively. We use them to recall the cyclical nature of resource management: supply, waste and recycling. The installation aims to make visible and prominent a system that is vital, yet often taken for granted or ignored - an attitude no longer possible in times of environmental crisis and resource scarcity. The pipes were donated by a nearby JM Eagle factory and they will recycle them into new pipes at the end of the installation.