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Artist Olafur Eliasson may soon have tree blood on his hands – the Brooklyn Bridge waterfall installation is kicking up such a salty spray that downwind trees are turning brown and “looking as if it's November,” the Post reports. The saltwater is interfering with their photosynthesis, and the owner of the River Café, which has gardens just south of the bridge, is worried that the trees he planted over three decades ago are suffering too much for public art. The Parks Department agrees they're “showing signs of stress,” and the Public Art Fund, which is producing the NYC Waterfalls, has hired a tree service to try and save them.
NYC Waterfalls May be Killing the Trees!
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This is one shady story. (ducks / bad joke)
NYC Waterfalls May be Killing people's intelligence.
It is a stretch calling it public art.
IIRC there was a similar incident with a fountain near the United Nations back in the 70's. Saltwater sprayed all over the park there and killed the grass.
dear parks deptartment,
these waterfalls need to be taken down this week. this is an outrage.
sincerely,
the lorax
Amazing!
A fake-ass natural feature kills a REAL natural feature.
I'm usually all for public art but I really can't stand the waterfalls exhibit. I dont see whats "art" about them. I believe they are coming down soon - aren't they? Hopefully.
Now a fountain coming up in the middle of the hudson- that would have been pretty cool. Fling up all those jellyfish that are invading the area.
How is it this project didn't need to file an environmental impact statement? I know I sure as heck wouldn't want to breathe the mist from those waterfalls.
^Amen to that. There might be a few more substances besides salt in that mist. Does anybody know? Is anybody testing this stuff?
It's bio warfare masquerading as art.
Re spray the water on the River Cafe. They should close early.
They hated Christo in Paris when he wrapped the bridges too.
Of course, the wraps weren't spewing noxious spray all over the place either, and, this guy ain't Christo.
Still, the one under the Brooklyn Bridge looked pretty cool the night I went. I've got a great shot of it on my blog.
But I agree, for the most part, his other work is more redeeming.
@cobalt420
Sorry, not 'til mid-October I believe.
Hey Olafur, and Public Art Fund... How about turning off the damn installation instead of hiring a tree doctor? Dumbass'!
quit hatin', you haters.
If those were my trees i would be pissed.
They take a long time to grow.
waterfalls were a joke to begin with. tear it down. tear it down now.
I'm surprised it took so long for this story to come out. I was at Governors Island a few weeks ago and overhead a man telling a park official the same thing with regard to the sycamore trees there.
I am a fan of the waterfall sculptures (and agree that night time is really the right time for viewing) and I really appreciate the work supported by the Public Art Fund. But with the number of professionals involved in the planning of an environmental project of this scale, wouldn't an environmental specialist have been consulted?
It's a terrible thing that trees that have been around for more than 40 years are being killed.
someone told me they heard a rumor that one of the security guards at the waterfalls was taken ill and hospitalized after inhaling the East River water. is this true ????
The Waterfalls ARE killing the trees at the River Café. I heard another rumor that they put chlorine in the water - chlorine and plants do not mix! Yikes!
the brooklyn bridge waterfall has been turned off!