Location: Boise, Idaho
Funding: City of Boise and Boise City Public Works Department

A 4'2" tall exterior concrete wall wraps the building creating 700 linear feet of blank canvas. The inspiration for the artwork cast into the concrete wall is our regional water storage tank, Lucky Peak Reservoir. As the reservoir fills up in the spring and is slowly drained throughout the summer, a series of terraces or rings are left on the banks of the reservoir. The water has left its mark by sculpting the landscape. These sculptural landscapes have recorded the life of water and take on an archeological significance for modern water usage. This artwork brings attention to the presence and absence of water and water management issues. Our man-made lake gives water the opportunity to render the landscape as a "usage diary" but essentially all topography is a map of waters past. The artwork will inspire visitors to look differently at our regional landscape and contemplate the importance of water management in our area.