Projects and Clients
The Water Tower Concert
Water installation on behalf of Kunsthaus Zug (CH) for Olafur Eliasson
"The large-scale water installation realized by Olafur Eliasson for Kunsthaus Zug in
November 2005 remained in place in modified form until October 29, 2006. A wooden
trough two hundred metres in length conducted water from the nearby Burgbach
through the Daheimpark and the Kunsthaus garden, and from there back to the
stream. The trough was then decisively enlarged: It now led to the neighboring
Museum Burg and from there through the treetops along Burgbach Square, where,
ultimately, a spiral tower (The Water Tower Concert) five metres in height conducted
the water back to the stream by way of twelve seesaws. The project was developed
out by the artist in close cooperation with Swiss partners.
Eliasson's installation revolved around time as expressed by the element of water; it
changed in the course of the seasons and was transformed in reaction to the
changing needs of the museum. Following the conclusion of a one-year cycle, the
intervention was disassembled at the end of October 2006."
Source: Kunsthaus Zug The Water Tower Concert - Project: Collection (4)