In 2013 a mosaic was constructed by the artist Belo of a fetus to raise awareness of the global clean water crisis. The piece is made of 66,000 biodegradable cups filled with colored rainwater. The fetus represents every humans need for water, even before birth. The project took 15,000 liters of colored rainwater, 1 kg of vegetable dye, more than 100 volunteers, 62 hours of work, placed end to end the 66,000 cups would measure 5.2 km long.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Belo: Colored Rain
In 2013 a mosaic was constructed by the artist Belo of a fetus to raise awareness of the global clean water crisis. The piece is made of 66,000 biodegradable cups filled with colored rainwater. The fetus represents every humans need for water, even before birth. The project took 15,000 liters of colored rainwater, 1 kg of vegetable dye, more than 100 volunteers, 62 hours of work, placed end to end the 66,000 cups would measure 5.2 km long.
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