Hidden River
Don Wilkison aka m.o.i., The Minister of Information
Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station and Rainier Valley Wet Weather Storage
A series of temporary engagements foster an emotional connection to the largely invisible Combined Sewer Overflow system.
Don Wilkison's Hidden River considers the invisible architecture of wastewater treatment through a series of outdoor visuals and public events highlighting clean-water efforts. The work will be implemented in August and September 2023 at the Duwamish River Festival, the Othello Park International Festival, and two King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) sites: the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station and Rainier Valley Wet Weather Storage facility.
Hidden River includes multiple components: Downstream, a set of four unique poster designs, will hang from a drop structure under the First Avenue South Bridge connected to the Georgetown site. Midstream, a custom banner, will be installed at the Rainier Valley location. And Headwaters, a series of free public events, will provide clean water information as well as artist-designed packets of pollinator seeds with planting instructions.
Wilkison's artworks and programming are an extension of the “Hidden Rivers/Invisible Architecture” theme devised by Sans façon in their groundbreaking art plan for WTD’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) system.
Artwork Sites
Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station Hidden River Park Drop Structure
Downstream
Starting Monday, August 14, 2023
15 S River Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Rainier Valley Wet Weather Storage
Midstream
Starting Monday, August 14, 2023
2720 S Hanford St, Seattle, WA 98144
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Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station
15 River Street, Seattle, WA 98109
Rainier Valley Wet Weather Storage
2720 S Hanford St, Seattle, WA 98144