Adrian Fish The Aquaphilia Project IV: Critical Infrastructure
In
the fourth iteration of The Aquaphilia Project entitled Critical
Infrastructure, photographer Adrian Fish investigates contemporary
municipal wastewater treatment facilities. Our curiosity as to the fate
of what happens after we flush a toilet or turn on a tap is limited.
Seldom do we think about how different the nature of contemporary urban
life would be without water and wastewater treatment. The incredible
investment required in increasingly advanced technologies to safely
neutralize organic matter in the 21st century requires facilities rarely
seen. Fish's interest is in probing the aesthetics of the critical
infrastructure upon which we are entirely dependent. David Holt Arcadia
Holt’s
small-scale paintings playfully depict idyllic landscapes, bathers, and
views of ancient architecture. His inspirations include 17th century
Italianate landscapes, ruins, and mythological paintings, as well as
late Edo era landscapes by Japanese literati painters. A recipient of a painting grant from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation and an artist’s residency at the Ragdale Foundation, Holt has exhibited extensively and taught for many years in the US, where he chaired the art department at Marymount College (later of Fordham University) in Tarrytown, New York. Since 2005 he has lived and worked in Toronto, teaching art at Upper Canada College.
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