Waterworks (Hollis)
| Waterworks | |
|---|---|
The fountain in 2023 | |
| Artist | Douglas Hollis |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 47°37′05″N 122°19′10″W / 47.618082°N 122.319492°W | |
Waterworks is a 2005[1] outdoor fountain and sculpture by Douglas Hollis, installed in Seattle's Cal Anderson Park, in the U.S. state of Washington.[2][3]
Description and history
Constructed during the redesign that resulted in modern day Cal Anderson Park, the former open-air Lincoln Reservoir was replaced by a covered, underground reservoir during Seattle’s reservoir covering program, with park space created above the buried reservoir. The public artwork Waterworks by Douglas Hollis is integrated into this park landscape above the former reservoir site.[4]
Hollis has said: "Underlying much of this design is the sensual delight and amplified awareness of water (which the Greeks referred to as 'sensitive chaos'). In this new park we not only see the water, but we can hear it in different ways, we can touch it, we can have a more intimate relationship with it, observing its ever-changing character as it fall and flows, and reflects…I believe this is a work of joy, contemplation and learning of this most precious resource."[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Waterworks - City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture". seattleoffice.stqry.app. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ "State of the art: 10 great pieces of public art in Seattle". The Seattle Times. September 26, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ Keeley, Sean (October 8, 2013). "Where To Find The Best Public Art in Seattle". Curbed Seattle. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Drinking Water Reservoirs - Utilities | seattle.gov". www.seattle.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ^ Childress, Tamara (February 8, 2013). "Weekly Art Hit: 'Waterworks' by Douglas Hollis". artbeat.seattle.gov. Archived from the original on December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Waterworks (Hollis) at Wikimedia Commons