Alluvial
Plume Design Lab – Clay Odom & Kory Bieg
Fabricator: Andalusia Design
Alluvial references water flowing over land and registers the impacts generated by a confluence of layers, surfaces, and finishes engaging in the physical, cultural, and environmental contexts around it. It is a line transformed by its surroundings. These influences add definition to the line by introducing spatial and formal eddies, ripples, and surface graphics. To realize Alluvial, we are creating a network of 3D tiles made of laser-cut, light gauge folded steel. The tiles are assembled into a perforated 3D surface that responds to and challenges the simplicity of the overall form. Lighting is integrated behind the perforated surface causing a diffuse and veiled effect, countering the sharp lines of the metal form.
The Ghost Boat: Through the Looking Glass
Daniela Valle, Lindsay Abati, AIA, Johanna Spencer, AIA
Fabricator: Weston Montgomery
Once Upon a Time….an Austinite, traveler of waters, got lost in the beauty of the creek and went missing. To this day, nobody knows their whereabouts, but on a quiet misty morning, you can hear the sound of paddles dipping into the water and a ghostly glow in the distance. Five years have passed and The Ghost Boat has reached her final resting place. She has crossed the threshold of space and time and exists in a realm of infinite dimension.
Night Watch
Legge Lewis Legge, Britt Moseley & Level on the Level
Oversized eyes float in the darkness beneath the 12th Street Bridge. The eyes move, scanning their surroundings, and at times, they stare directly at you. Whose eyes are they? As visitors approach the Creek Show, they will see these monstrous eyes watching from under the bridge. Walking between them, the eyes become a threshold, guiding you into the rest of the Creek Show experience.
Shadows of Former Self
Jules Buck Jones
Millions of years ago, Central Texas was a shallow sea and it’s evident in the fossil-stippled-limestone all around the city. Extinct animals and plants are endowed with a unique presence. They were alive once. They are now gone forever, but they still exist in the form of fossils, a cast of their former self. Originally titled, Invisible and Absolute; the updated title plays on this dichotomy of legacy and impermanence.
Waller Creek High, A School for Extraordinary Fish
Polis – Daniel Goodwin & Bruce Wilcoxon
Waller Creek High, A School for Extraordinary Fish, plays on the lore started by Ambedo Beta in Creek Show 2018, where Creek Monster scientists found a way to convert human speech to the language of light. The installation is composed of injection molded fish sculptures made of recycled materials that swoop over the creek to mimic the form of a school. Vibrant, touch-activated fish act as interactive nodes that send pulses of color through the school. To avoid waste, the individual luminaries will beare available for purchase during and after the Creek Show, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Waterloo Greenway Conservancy.
2023 Creek Show Selection Committee
Ingrid Spencer
Executive Director, AIA Austin & Austin Foundation for Architecture
Meredith Bossin
Managing Director, AIA Austin
Melba Whatley
Creek Show Co-Founder
Donald Miller
Director of Programming, Waterloo Greenway
Taylor Davis
Designer, TBG Partners
Kira Dell
Conservation Leader
Ernest Ramirez
Artist & Owner, Muertos Clothing Co.
Sunny Schneberger
Former Creek Show Artist
Drew Wilson
Project Architect, Sidetracked Studio
Norma Yancy
Principal, Sidetracked Studio