Venloos Impluvium
Hemelwaterarchitectuur : een kunstwerk van Observatorium in opdracht van Museum Van Bommel Van Dam
red. Observatorium

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Editor(s)

Observatorium

Publication

Rotterdam : Observatorium, 2019

Scope

28 Pages, illustrated, 21 cm.

Carrier

monograph

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Concise booklet for the project of the artist group Observatorium in Venlo (NE) in the period October - November 2018). An impluvium, used in many homes in Roman times, was a place where rainwater was collected for domestic use. At the invitation of the Van Bommel Van Dam museum, the municipality and the water board, Observatorium investigated the question of how we can deal with rainwater in cities more intelligently, taking climate change into account. They developed a temporary impluvium, a water basin surrounded by benches that collected rainwater from a large roof that provided shelter. The impluvium also functioned as a covered meeting place around the basin.

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Person as subject

Observatorium (Geert van de Camp, Andre Dekker, Lieven Poutsma, Ruud Reutelingsperger)

Keywords

art in public space , installation , environmental design

Location

Cabinet 6 - 3: Kunstenaars