Client (Contracting authority): Municipality (Commune) of Chêne-Bougeries / Geneva. Setting-up(Presence): Place (square) of Colonel Alfred - Audéoud. Description: create a sculpture in the existing pond of the place(square). Idea:... The key point of this project is a central sculpture consisted of twelve stainless steel tubes of different heights, real compass of the place and the clock of time(weather). She(it) is going to suggest sequencing the time(weather) and the seasons with her(its) lighting effects(play of light) and of waters. This vertebral column gives rhythm to the space and plays its reflections in the natural and artificial light as well as with our own travel(movement) on the place(square), due to the kinetic aspect which it creates. The sculpture lives first and foremost with the water the summer, and the artificial light the winter. It is the support (medium) between the water and the light the union of which is going to create



We have two stages of operation of the fountain:

1) PERIOD HOT - WITH WATER -

The summer and the water will be closely linked by games(sets) of walls of water which are going to modify, thanks to a different programming every day, so creating a perception(collection) ceaselessly renewed by the fountain.
There will be 7 programmings of planned, to obtain diverse compositions. These changes consist:
1) To modify the heights of water
2) To modify the activation of fountains(water jets). (Which(Who) is situated on a predefined weft) At nightfall the water will be lit(enlightened) by leds situated at the foot of the jets.

2) PERIOD OF FROST - WITHOUT WATER-

The winter the water will withdraw to let place(square) with the central room(part,play) know 12 stainless tubes. These tubes are grooved in the extremities by in a bright crack. Leds ).This artificial light will liven up(lead) the stainless elements,