Rodney Bohner [Catchment]

Catchment

Catchment renders visible the lost potential of rainfall on the farm. Each year, nearly 50,000 gallons of water falls on the Overlook barn roof, is captured in gutters and directed to downspouts, and is released to flow across the land. In Catchment, the viewer enters this annual volume of water, rendered in rippling milky plastic sheets. Simple materials evoke the phenomena of water, submersing viewers in the watery light and rippling sound. Immersed in the scale of lost water, the visitor is asked to imagine what might happen if the rainwater were diverted, stored, and used.