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Plaster, Saskatoon water treatment plant “waste cake”, Saskatchewan River Delta sediment and water. Soil. 2017
Journey is a piece that was created in response to my experience with the Saskatchewan river and its delta. One of the main areas of study was around the Gardiner dam. It is used for power production and irrigation and it also controls the flow of water through Saskatoon and through to the delta. The dam regulates flow though scheduled periods of water release throughout the year. Due to this interruption of the natural flow, there are many adverse effects on sedimentation in the water; creating hungry water, disruption of migratory bird mating patterns as well as negative effects on human health due to lose of livelihood, and other chemical changes in the environment. Upon learning of the effects of dams on the south Saskatchewan river delta I was fraught with the idea of responding to it through visual means. I decided to create a timeline with the circular soil to communicate the cyclical nature of our world and our lives. Each pair of feet contain different parts of our river as well as an element of human intervention on it. Such as waste cake from the Saskatoon water treatment plant, or sediment and water from the river delta at Cumberland House, Sk. All the natural material comes from the same river but at different places along the waters journey, as well as my own personal journey. This piece is meant to speak to waters journey through the land and through humans, as well as our human journey across the land and with water.