Watering Cracks

“Water, alongside other forces of nature, weathers cracks into the skin of concrete and asphalt we have built on the soft earth below. The edge of False Creek, which was once a shifting intertidal zone of cyclical movements, is now largely delineated by the hard line of Vancouver’s urban waterfront. In this group gesture, we gather water from False Creek to trace the cracks slowly fissuring the embankments and pavements at the creek’s edge.” (Xinwei Che)

In February MFA student Xinwei Che led a workshop called Watering Cracks through our Place-Based Field School as part of our work with Lou Sheppard.

Photos by Alison Boulier