Chicago Daily Photo

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

An urban waterpark


Despite being after 9:00pm, the heat is still oppressive. The city feels like a furnace on full blast. Hot, thick, slow. But the folks at the Juame Plensa fountains were having a ball...all wet, slick and silly. The two 50 foot towers showcase the faces of 1000 random Chicago citizens, who about 4 times an hour pucker up and squirt the crowd. While always a sight to behold, during the heat was it's also a delight to experience.

8 Comments:

Anonymous anne said...

Looks so much fun!

4:34 AM  
Blogger Kim said...

Hoping you get some relief from this heat! This looks wonderful. Kind of awsome even in miniature on the screen. I can imagine how it was in person at night.
Re. yesterday's shot: I'd never seen that before you pointed it out! Amazing what white space can do.
Also, thanks for visiting my blog during Nordic Week. You guys would enjoy a visit here, you bet cha! Before moving here, I thought the Twin Cities area was the only hot bed of Nordic-American culture (a la Garrison Kiellor). Loved hearing your husband's story. Years ago, friends visiting from Sweden told us the Norway ice cube recipie joke, and later we heard the same joke told on Swedes. Must be a thousands years old tradition. . .
-Kim

11:57 AM  
Blogger Neorelix said...

That looks great! I hope the heat breaks for you soon.

3:40 AM  
Blogger edwin s said...

Oh it's that wall fountain! Where have I seen that? It had an image of a pouting girl with water sprouting through her lips. I think this is a great piece of public art.

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