Discover the Beauty of Water in Your Everyday Life
The Water Appreciation Experience is an immersive art installation that combines art, science, meditation, and aromatherapy to tell the story of the luxury of everyday water use in America.
Letter from the Artist:
The water appreciation experience is an experiential art installation in Charlottesville Virginia. It combines art, science, meditation and aroma therapy to tell the story of the luxury of everyday water use in the USA.
I began building it in January of 2021. I had intended to invent a new activity and inadvertently created installation art. It was an experience of discovery for me and I hope it will be for you too.
You will walk around a large space that used to be a laundromat and visit nine different stations. It is very peaceful and calming. Below you will find a sample of what you will see, feel, taste, smell and hear. I look forward to sharing it with you.
- Martha Hester Stafford
The Wishing Pools
The Experience begins here at The Wishing Pools. The water was gathered during the lockdown and is replenished by visitors whispering a wish into a cup of water and adding it to the pool.
Appreciating Your Tap
Have you ever considered your tap a luxury or thought about how water gets to your home? The Experience continues as you explore everyday water in your life.
Appreciating Your Toilet
Do you ever consider that the water in your toilet is drinking water? Ponder how we can we can better use water in our everyday life.
Appreciating Your Sink
What do you think when you say the word source? Where is the source of your water? How do you think about water as it comes through your shower?
Open by Appointment Only
Thursday - Sunday: 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Admission Price: Free, Donations welcome