Street Puddle Fountain
A puddle is a conflict between humans and nature, as the rainwater is obstructed in its natural flow by urban surfaces. This project sought an urban hack by creating guerrilla water fountains on street puddles. By converting puddles into an event, the artist drew our attention to their existence and their temporary nature, like life itself.
About the Artist
Oren Ailam is a street artist who works at the interface of technology, performance, poetry. He graduated with a degree in Industrial Design from the Bezalel Academy Jerusalem in 2014. He has participated in the Bat yam festival 2016, DLD theology festival 2018 and has been the Chief Technology Officer and Design Director at FotoMaster. He has had several solo exhibitions including one in 2017 sponsored by Jerusalem municipality, the pissing man performance in 2018 sponsored by bat yam festival, and one in 2018 sponsored by Tel Aviv municipality. Since 2018, he has been running an independent studio for art and technology, and street theology art and has been working towards interactive art education for youth at risk.
Connected Programmes
Guerilla Fountain by Oren Ailam - a workshop to create street puddle fountains using everyday material
Designing Gravity-Powered Surface Water Treatment by William Pennock - a masterclass on creating efficient water systems