Falling Water, a public sculpture by Mark Reigelman in San Antonio, Texas, creatively addresses an infrastructural challenge by catching and filtering contaminated runoff water from an overpass. Situated along a pedestrian walkway beside San Pedro Creek, the weathering steel sculpture serves both practical and aesthetic purposes, embodying the intersection of urban infrastructure and the natural environment. The monumental hand, with its open palm, symbolizes care and connection between humanity and nature, blending sounds of traffic with the tranquility of the creek and surrounding flora.
Designed to address an infrastructural challenge, Falling Water catches, redirects, and filters contaminated runoff water that would otherwise cascade onto the path below.
Constructed from weathering steel, the artwork serves both a practical and sculptural function, transforming a utilitarian necessity into a striking landmark.
The sculpture lives at the intersection of three distinct environmental layers, representing the convergence of humanity, nature, and infrastructure.
This universal gesture of offering and care speaks to the site's deeper meaning, blending the overhead rhythms of traffic with the quiet rustle of brush.
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