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Science Exhibition
Rising artist

Undercurrents in the Cistern

At Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern

Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park, Houston

🎙️"record messages and they become part of the actual art installation"
💧"only a few inches of water creating a perfect mirror effect"
🎟️Book ahead on the Buffalo Bayou Partnership site; slots run 30 min

Speak and watch your voice ripple through a glowing web of light in Houston's century-old underground reservoir. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's interactive installation turns the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern into a living, listening artwork.

Interactive art
Voice-activated
Historic reservoir
Immersive installation

Thursday, November 5, 10:00 AM

What are you into?

  • Interactive art
  • Voice-activated
  • Historic reservoir
  • Immersive installation
  • Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern
  • Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park
  • Houston

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