WaterWork, Public Art Program, Design | Austin & Trail Conservancy at Ladybird Lake
Rodda’s video, Night Bloom, consists of footage shot in the bat garden at Austin Bat Refuge. The camera slowly rotates, showing alternating perspectives of hanging bats and the camera person.
Design Austin and The Trail Conservancy debuted WaterWork, a 3D artwork projected on the historic Seaholm Intake Facility Building and produced by several local artists, on Thursday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 17. WaterWork 2024 was the first use of Seaholm Intake as a large-scale exterior canvas. The immersive display was visible on land and on the water.