CureWater with Rachel Bruya
Installation of sedimentary material found in and around Turville point, Madison WI, with other found material, layered inside a Little Gallery. Sponsored by City of Madison Arts Commission, Madison Parks Foundation for Winter is Alive! A Cooler World Carnival, Madison WI, February 2021
Installation of sedimentary material found in and around Turville point, Madison WI, with other found material, layered inside a Little Gallery. Sponsored by City of Madison Arts Commission, Madison Parks Foundation for Winter is Alive! A Cooler World Carnival, Madison WI, February 2021
Turville Point was once an island in Glacial Lake Yahara left by melting ice sheets, was once home to an oak savanna curated for centuries by Native Americans, and was later tilled and farmed by European settlers. From 1855-1857 it was home to Madison's first spa "The Water Cure," that used hydrotherapy to cure its patrons' ills.
Lakeside House, once a spa called "The Water Cure," Wisconsin Historical Society Image ID: WHi 25114
CureWater is an art installation that references the history of the place in layers of sediment gathered from the point in a Little Gallery that once brought artwork to the sidewalk of a Madison neighborhood. Now on Lake Monona, nestled between Turville point and Olin park, the Little Gallery installation is a signpost that points toward a more balanced understanding of the landscape, its formations and its care as we continue to live around these waters that are desperately in need of a cure.
Some Visitors
