"Headwaters," 2026: located in the historic 19th century Fairmount Water Works, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 30’ x 28’ x 16’
Carolyn Healy: sculpture and lighting
John JH Phillips: audio and video.
Materials: 5 video projections, 3 channel audio, lighting, sculpture comprised of various found materials including artifacts from the site including glass panes, metal tubs, and sections of wooden columns and iron casting forms.
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As site-specific artists we were drawn to the area informally called “the old boiler room.” This underground space immediately appealed to us: water running down the walls, traces of mud from previous floods, old architectural remnants from the building’s long history, and a dramatic elevated central slab all combined to influence how our installation developed. We began by learning about the physical aspects of water, its ability to change from ice to fluid to vapor all within our livable temperature range. It is an unusual substance. We investigated the strange structures and interactions of those three phases but ultimately our concepts became more universal. We know our planet can support life due to the cycling of water from sea to sky to earth, from one living thing to another, and within our cells. Our weather in all its complexity and visual glory likewise depends on this eternal looping of water molecules. The elemental beauty and power recognized in these endless manifestations—from placid ponds to violent storms, from moisture hidden in subterranean rocks to turbulent vortices, from delicate ice crystals to crushing glaciers—have inspired an ocean of Art. We are adding but a tiny droplet.