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Christian Moeller
Brightwater Influent Pump Station
A tower made from repurposed glass bottles explores the politics and economics of water.
Standing 65 feet tall outside Brightwater’s Influent Pump Station, Christian Moeller’s sculptural tower encloses an odor control stack with more than 3,500 repurposed green glass bottles—a visual reference to the traditional architecture of water towers, which have historically supported conservation and sustenance. The scale of the work also speaks to the huge volume of water conveyed to and from the Brightwater facility.
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The Los Angeles-based, German-born artist is concerned with power dynamics around water resources and a growing worldwide fixation on “pure” designer water. “A growing market for bottled water has exploded and hundreds of companies find themselves in competition, selling us a product that on deeper thought should be freely accessible to all,” he says.
A multi-media artist, Moeller is known for public artwork that is clever, elegant, and simple in its material uses.