Amelia Winger-Bearskin
Water/Sky, 2024

Acrylic glass mirror, PVC hard foam 

100 x 63,5 x 1,3cm, 104 x 75,8 x 1,3cm,
111 x 52,5 x 1,3 cm 

With her artwork WATER / SKY, Amelia Winger-Bearskin lays the sky at the visitors' feet. On the way to the meadow, they walk over mirrored puddles. The organic shapes are inspired by bodies of water in Florida, the home of the artist. But Winger-Bearskin also reflects the careless use of water to the pool audience. We are still able to ignore issues such as water scarcity and polluted drinking water in Germany; indigenous communities that are already struggling to preserve their ecosystems are too far away, and the findings of water scientists about an impending water crisis are too abstract. However, the three-part artwork encourages swimming pool guests to see their behaviour from a new perspective. For SWARM, the artist translates her digital practice into physical space, as an analogue glitch in the carefree everyday life of the outdoor pool. At the same time, she uses the TROPEZ website as a reservoir for the individual's thoughts on water: photos or short texts on the various (sky) moods can be uploaded there. There is also a letterbox in the outdoor pool itself. The artist wants to get the conversation flowing about oceans, rain and other bodies of water.