FOUNTAIN OF USE

Fountain of Use is a human-powered sculpture that demonstrates how participation, movement, and group dynamics together can determine a sculptural form. Made using carved limestone, cast bronze nozzles, and patinated stainless steel manual pumps, Fountain of Use employs mechanisms for interaction. A group of people “power” the aquatic spectacle like a quintet of improvisational musical players, each “performance” demonstrating how public sculpture can serve as inclusive, intimate, welcoming places for people to gather and have a good time.

Limestone: Atlas Cut Stone | Photos: Sophie Jeffrey, Kim Swift