NEW TAIPEI CITY WETLANDS WATER DRESS

Wetlands, oceans, and forests are known as the three major ecosystems in the world. In addition to its functions of conserving water sources and purifying water, it is also a rich gene pool that nurtures biodiversity on the earth, and is known as the "Kidney of the Earth". The wetland where this work is located is an artificial wetland. It is designed to meander by the river in the city to purify the wastewater in the city step by step. It is an ecosystem for wastewater purification in a natural way. In addition, scientists have found that the structure of water molecules closely surrounding the snowy peaks of the Himalayas, the Arctic icebergs, and the DNA of healthy human cells is all hexagonal. Moreover, the hexagon is the most common structure in nature, with equal force on all sides, and the densest structure. 

Therefore, in this "Water Dress- New Taipei Wetlands" work, we used wood to create many hexagonal structural patterns floating on the water surface of the wetland, and installed aquatic plants in the wetland in the pattern. Create a natural dress made of wetland plants woven into each other and floating in the wetlands. It is also a "Water Dress" that belongs to this unique environment. This work echoes "Water", the most common substance on earth, and the most powerful fluid energy among the wetlands. Through the artistic transformation between man and nature to embrace water tangibly.

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“This installation and its construction methods are original artistic expressions developed by Lua Rivera & Lee Kuei-Chih.”