Paola Antonelli: Design and the elastic mind. Drawing Water :: David Wicks :: Works. Winter 2011 rainfall versus consumption. Drawing Water is a constructed landscape shaped by the relationship between where water falls and where it is consumed within the United States. It builds images to expose the reality that water is channeled, pumped, and siphoned to locations far from where it falls. Although the paths are imagined, Drawing Water is based on real data and it reveals a clear truth about water resources and use.
Realtime projection view (Midwest). Touch interface for navigation. The project is realized as a series of high-resolution print images as well as an interactive, animated map. Each line in Drawing Water corresponds to a daily rainfall measurement. Gallery installation video. Spring 2011 detail (Midwest) Water consumption data comes from the USGS and rainfall data is from the NOAA/NWS. Viewswire.eiu.com/report_dl.asp?mode=fi&fi=1244214909.PDF. Www.diggingintodata.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=uWRoHMyam3I%3D&tabid=149. Www.manovich.net/DOCS/Manovich_trending_paper.pdf.