Inspired by the “string telephone” and “playground talking tubes”, The Water Fountain is an interactive sculptural work designed specifically for the BIG BANG Festival and its young audience.
The sound transmitters/receivers in this case are not your average tin cans… Are you game to stick your head in a toilet or talk into a urinal? Will you get a message back from the other end? Combining sound and visual art, this installation strikes just the right balance of playfulness and artistic innovation.
Hatched from the wild imagination of artist Pierre-Luc Clément and his creative sidekicks, Hugo Gaudet-Dion et Louis-Philippe Robillard, The Water Fountain gives a nod to Marcel Duchamp's famous work, “Fontaine”.
You are never too old for a little potty humour!
credits
original concept Pierre-Luc Clément
artistic direction and concept development Le collectif fonctionnel which includes Pierre-Luc Clément, Hugo Gaudet-Dion et Louis-Philippe Robillard
technical direction and production Louis-Philippe Robillard and Le collectif fonctionnel
illustration Hugo Gaudet-Dion