Fountain

Overview

Fountain was one of Maider López’s three installations for Sharjah Biennial 9. Lopez installed a drinking fountain in the main square of Sharjah Art Area, which the Artist saw as a useful addition for the people who live there. Lopez noted that there were very few drinking fountains in the area and consequently, during the Biennial, the work became a gathering place for residents and visitors alike.

López’s practice is often informed and activated by the inhabitants of the space and their experience. As the Artist states, 'My projects attempt to rework the idea of the city through the practice of the people.' López’s interventions temporarily reconfigure the uses of their surrounding space and as a consequence change the meanings of those spaces and the public’s relationship to them: 'My challenge is always to make something that can transform the place, giving new possibilities and offering new interpretations of that specific environment.'

Artist’s quotations from Provisions, Book 1, catalogue for Sharjah Biennial 9.


This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9