{"id":25818,"date":"2026-11-05T10:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T09:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luzinterruptus.com\/?p=25818"},"modified":"2026-11-05T13:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T12:58:35","slug":"lets-go-fetch-water-ornamental-version-a-por-agua-version-ornamental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luzinterruptus.com\/?p=25818","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Go Fetch Water!!! (ornamental version) \/ A por agua!!! (version ornamental)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In 2019, we created Let\u2019s Go Fetch Water!<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>in Washington, D.C., a waterfall of illuminated buckets addressing the universal right to drinking water. We chose an everyday object used in many places to collect and carry the water needed to live. A simple container that holds the effort of those who must fetch water every day to supply their homes.<\/p>\n

For those of us accustomed to turning on a tap, it is difficult to imagine what it can take to obtain a bucket of water. Elsewhere, that same act requires walking, waiting, filling containers and making the journey home carrying them. A journey repeated day after day, consuming time, exhausting the body and shaping daily life. Work that frequently falls to women.<\/p>\n

The value of water becomes very tangible when you have to carry it. Every litre has weight; every drop spilled means losing part of the effort it took to collect it. The water brought home must be shared between needs that cannot wait: drinking, cooking, washing and caring for others. Scarcity forces people to make choices and go without.<\/p>\n

In the original installation, the buckets received and distributed the water, passing it slowly from one to another. This journey allowed us to draw attention to something that often goes unnoticed: everything that must happen for water to reach us.<\/p>\n

The initial sketches also included an ornamental fountain<\/a>. We are now returning to that possibility, developing new compositions using the same element: the bucket used to fetch water.<\/p>\n

We are interested in bringing this modest object into the language of the fountains that decorate our cities. Building columns, stepped volumes or large walls of water, introducing into these forms associated with abundance a container that, elsewhere, represents its absence and the work required to obtain it.<\/p>\n

The repetition of the buckets makes that accumulated effort visible. Each can hold a small amount; together, they occupy an enormous space. Water passes from one container to the next, depending on each being carefully positioned to continue its journey. We want this movement to encourage people to look closely, listen and recognise its value.<\/p>\n

The buckets, whole and all of the same model, are arranged on an internal structure and tilted to receive water from the level above and pass it to the next. A freestanding pool collects the falling water and returns it to a closed circuit, reducing consumption. Internal lighting reveals the containers and follows the water\u2019s journey at night.<\/p>\n

The proposal can take different forms and dimensions according to the space and available resources. It retains a modular construction using ordinary materials and components that can be dismantled, repaired and used again.<\/p>\n

A fountain that invites us to pause before water and remember that having it close at hand, clean and sufficient, should be an everyday right for everyone.<\/p>\n

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En 2019 realizamos en Washington A por agua!<\/em><\/a>, una cascada de cubos iluminados que hablaba del derecho universal al agua potable. Elegimos un objeto cotidiano, utilizado en muchos lugares para recoger y transportar el agua necesaria para vivir. Un recipiente sencillo que lleva consigo el esfuerzo de quienes deben ir a buscarla cada d\u00eda para abastecer sus hogares.<\/p>\n

Para quienes estamos acostumbrados a abrir un grifo, resulta dif\u00edcil imaginar cu\u00e1nto puede costar conseguir un cubo de agua. En otros lugares, ese mismo gesto exige caminar, esperar, llenar los recipientes y emprender el regreso cargando con ellos. Un recorrido que se repite y que ocupa tiempo, agota el cuerpo y condiciona la vida cotidiana. Un trabajo que recae con frecuencia sobre las mujeres.<\/p>\n

El valor del agua se vuelve muy concreto cuando hay que transportarla. Cada litro pesa; cada gota derramada supone perder una parte del esfuerzo realizado. El agua que llega a casa debe repartirse entre necesidades que no pueden aplazarse: beber, cocinar, lavarse, cuidar de otras personas. Su escasez obliga a decidir y a renunciar.<\/p>\n

En la primera instalaci\u00f3n, los cubos recib\u00edan y repart\u00edan el agua, haci\u00e9ndola pasar lentamente de unos a otros. Ese recorrido nos permit\u00eda detener la mirada en algo que suele pasar inadvertido: todo lo que debe suceder para que el agua llegue hasta nosotros.<\/p>\n

Los bocetos iniciales contemplaban tambi\u00e9n una fuente ornamental.<\/a> Retomamos ahora esa posibilidad para desarrollar nuevas composiciones con el mismo elemento: el cubo de ir a buscar agua.<\/p>\n

Nos interesa trasladar este objeto modesto al lenguaje de las fuentes que adornan nuestras ciudades. Construir con \u00e9l columnas, vol\u00famenes escalonados o grandes paredes de agua, introduciendo en esas formas asociadas a la abundancia un recipiente que, en otros contextos, representa su ausencia y el trabajo necesario para conseguirla.<\/p>\n

La repetici\u00f3n de los cubos hace visible la acumulaci\u00f3n de ese esfuerzo. Cada uno puede contener una peque\u00f1a cantidad; juntos ocupan un espacio enorme. El agua pasa de un recipiente al siguiente y necesita que todos est\u00e9n bien colocados para continuar su camino. Queremos que ese movimiento invite a observarla con atenci\u00f3n, a escucharla y a reconocer su valor.<\/p>\n

Los cubos, enteros y de un mismo modelo, se disponen sobre una estructura interior y se inclinan para recibir el agua del nivel superior y repartirla hacia el siguiente. Una piscina desmontable recoge las ca\u00eddas y permite devolver el agua al circuito, reduciendo el consumo. La iluminaci\u00f3n interior hace visibles los recipientes y acompa\u00f1a el recorrido durante la noche.<\/p>\n

La propuesta puede adoptar distintas formas y dimensiones seg\u00fan el espacio y los recursos disponibles. Mantiene una construcci\u00f3n modular con materiales comunes y elementos que puedan desmontarse, repararse y volver a utilizarse.<\/p>\n

Una fuente para detenernos ante el agua y recordar que disponer de ella cerca, limpia y suficiente deber\u00eda ser un derecho cotidiano para todas las personas.<\/p>\n

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