With American-born artist Mary Mattingly, we delve into her collaborative environmental interventions over time. We remember the 2015 Havana Biennial when rainwater nourished Pull, a pair of geodesic dome eco-systems through which she engaged locals. We follow her rising interest in water to Swale, a co-created edible landscape on a barge that navigated New York City’s waterways, offering free fresh food to visitors when docked at public piers. And we contemplate the Year of Public Water that Mattingly launched with More Art in 2020. Emblematic of water issues that challenge public health the world over, the New York City story reminds us that clean water is a shared responsibility—a basic human right that we must invest in and protect.
Sound Editor: Anamnesis Audio
Related Episodes:
The Awakening https://freshartinternational.com/2021/01/27/women-artists-curators-awakening/
Mary Mattingly on Human Relationships with Nature https://freshartinternational.com/2015/09/10/fresh-talk-mary-mattingly/
Topical Playlist: Sustainability and the Environment https://freshartinternational.com/2020/03/24/sustainability-environment/
Related Links:
Mary Mattingly https://marymattingly.com/
Pull https://marymattingly.com/html/MATTINGLYPull1.html
Swale https://marymattingly.com/html/MATTINGLYSwale.html
Public Water https://moreart.org/projects/public-water/
More Art https://moreart.org/
