Picnic with a Fish
The Soleri Bridge Plaza was transformed for one day into a surreal park featuring White Amur, the fish used to clean the canal by the plaza. Artificial turf, balloon trees, picnic blankets, a DJ playing bubbly lounge music, and three large fishtanks created an environment where visitors were able to share a meal in the company of their finned friends. People were invited to bring a picnic basket, buy a boxed lunch from a nearby restaurant, or take a free orange and from the welcome booth. Historian Marshall Shore and Salt River Project biologist Brian Moorhead were on hand to help visitors understand the use of the fish in the Valley’s canal system.
Date: March 25, 2012
Location: Soleri Bridge Plaza, Scottsdale, AZ
Commissioning Agency: Scottsdale Public Art
Details: Temporary art environment and event featuring live White Amur
Project Manager: Kirsten Van Cleef
SRP: Brian Moorhead, Biologist, Jim Duncan, Facilitator
Historian: Marshall Shore
Project Team Leaders: Mykl Wells, Keith Laber
Photographs: A.T. Willett