The water running through this sculpture is infused with pharmacological and holistic anti-aging medication, evoking humanity’s old drive to defy aging, first through mythological remedies, later with medicine. The mirror’s surface is disrupted by the regularly emptying water clocks based on the Japanese shishi-odoshi, which marks the passage of time. However, the water drops that fill them appear to be suspended in the air or moving upward, suggesting a contradiction in cause-and-effect analogous to that between lifesaving pharmaceuticals and the imbalances they create in the natural environment.
Haseeb Ahmed developed three artworks (Your Urine ; The Fountain of the Amazons ; A Fountain of Eternal Youth) during a S+T+ARTS-residency hosted by GLUON and Luca School of the Arts, and in partnership with a local support network (Inopsys, Pollet Water Group, VITO, VLAKWA, pharma.be, Surplace, Capture-UGhent). All three works are about pollution in water caused by pharmaceuticals. Haseeb Ahmed is a research-based artist. Originally from the US, he lives and works in Brussels. He produces objects, site-specific installations, films, and writes for various publications. Often working collaboratively Haseeb integrates methodologies from the hard sciences into his art production.
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