Munich, Germany, hundreds of miles form the coast, is an unusual destination for surfing. The famous wave in the Eisbach river was accidently created in 1972 after authorities added submerged concrete blocks under a bridge to break up the current. The story goes that American soldiers stationed in the city first tried surfing the wave after missing the board-bound action back home.
Surfing in the Eisbach was officially forbidden until 2010.
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This visual blog presents images and projects related to the WATERSHED+ art program.
WATERSHED+ is a public art program hosted by City of Calgary's department of Utilities and Environment Protection.
WATERSHED+ aims to develop awareness and pleasure in the environment, not by changing water management practice, nor developing a uniform visual language, but rather by creating a climate of opportunity for water initiatives to build an emotional connection between people and the watershed.
WATERSHED+ presents a unique approach to public art by embedding artists and artistic practices within UEP core activities, participating as members on infrastructure design teams, contributing to project design, development of events, community education, etc.
You can visit us at:
watershedplus.ca
This program was devised by Sans façon (Charles Blanc & Tristan Surtees) with a team composed of Matt Baker, Emlyn Firth, Yan Olivares of Yes Architectes, Eric Laurier and Bert van Duin.
