Waterfall Art Project Coming to Life Under the Bridge
Construction has begun on what is sure to be the public art project of the year, according to the reader who snapped this photo of the base of the Brooklyn Bridge last night. Over the next few weeks, one of the four waterfalls designed by the Danish artist Olafur Eliasson will be built under the…
Construction has begun on what is sure to be the public art project of the year, according to the reader who snapped this photo of the base of the Brooklyn Bridge last night. Over the next few weeks, one of the four waterfalls designed by the Danish artist Olafur Eliasson will be built under the Brooklyn side of the Bridge. Funded by $15 million in private donations to New York’s Public Art Fund, the New York City Waterfalls project is expected to generate $55 million in revenues from tourism.
Did Olafur Eliasson ever shoot dog?
This is an interesting project, I am pretty sure it is designed no to harm the bridge or the environment or else it would not be approved.
I am not sure if it is art, or just cool. I guess it could be interpreted as surreal or modern.
As a designer I am excited to see it!
You can see this from Fulton Ferry State Park, but that is about it on the Brooklyn side. It was really meant to be seen from Manhattan. I think it would have been nicer somewhere less hidden.
I’m glad it is a temporary installation.
the “energy” that makes the waterfalls go is generated via turbines that are powered by the 5-6 knot tides that run in the East River. So, yeah, the power’s free.
Imagine the amount of energy required to make these waterfalls go. $4 + per gallon gas in Queens today.
We’ve got photos of the waterfall building on the east river, right across from dumbo: http://801a.info/blog/archives/475
It looks beautiful in the rendering. But that’s an interesting point, 10:23. Makes sense.
Also what keeps fish (and stray beavers and seals) from being sucked against and trapped by the things pulling the water up out of the river? I hope they thought about that and hope the ASPCA or whoever is in charge of wildlife goes and checks this thing out before it’s turned on.
If it is being built on the Brooklyn side then the better view will be from Manhattan.
No one on earth would make a trip to New York just to look at that, when there are so many natural waterfalls in lush settings around the world. If they happen to be here anyway, tourist may check it out,but it will not gererate any revenue on it’s own.