FORGET ME NOT
Responding to the existent architecture of the reservoir and iterating the importance the water possesses within its environment and the sustainability of the planet.
Forget Me Not overview of the water dripples geometric pattern onto the lowest-level water’s reservoir (detail)
Drone photo taken from the top of Forget Me Not installation within the reservoir context (detail)
Video mix showing the dripping irrigation system, the visitors interacting with Forget Me Not and the reservoir (extract)
HIGHLY COMMENDED Award
Site-specific outdoor installation
Forget Me Not (2019), is a site-specific outdoor installation that intends to transform Eden Garden’s recycle water reservoir into a significant place to indicate its valuable contribution to the sustainability of Eden’s environment and to reflect on the precious natural resource of water.
As an indispensable element of the ecosystem, water gives life to all living things that rely on it to survive.
In Forget Me Not, each drop of water that falls into the reservoir from aerial drip lines suspended above the basin creates wondrous ripples. These are invisible messengers spreading the word all around the surroundings. They reveal the importance that water possesses and iterate that humans must manage and protect their environment and existence.
Artwork details
| Artwork | Forget Me Not (2019) |
| Material | Black drip lines and poly tube, droppers, black polyester string, turnbuckles, gardening tap, irrigation tap timer and recycle rainwater |
| Dimensions | 1400(L) x 1800(W) x 420(H) cm - reservoir |
| Exhibition |
Eden Unearthed 2019
Eden Gardens, Macquarie Park, NSW, AU 1 August 2019 - 31 January 2020 Opening 5 August 4.30-7 pm |
| Links | Sydney Morning Herald/Spectrum ArtsHub Catalogue (pag 13) |
Credits
Sound video
Stream of water - yurkobb; Australian habitat - kangaroovindaloo
Activation design
Chris Daniel
Photos and video
Brian Rapsey; Corey Rankin; Christopher Verheyden; courtesy of the visitors
Provision of Eden Gardens Macquarie Park site
Simon and Anna Ainsworth
© Marta Ferracin 2025 Website by Natalia
Installation assistant Christopher Verheyden