Next, the choice grains are carefully selected, sifted and washed. The rice is plucked off manually so that the grains are not broken. When the paddy begins to ripen and still contains milk it is reaped but only at early dawn. The sticky rice must be harvested at just the right moment. To produce their famous "Cốm", residents of Vong village grow a special variety of sticky rice.
People from Vong village are said to have the most complicated process for making "Cốm". By creating a physical space that exemplifies the potential of sustainable design and construction, WT celebrates water as a sacred form and creates an inspiring environment in which to foster change.In Vong village, making “Cốm” used to be a common trade. Our intention is to tour The Water Temple to different locations across the UK, showcasing the properties of bamboo as a leading sustainable building material and instigating conversations and artistic explorations around water equality, environmental health and sustainability. Puppets With Guts will suggest a wraparound framework programme for the duration of the WT installation, working closely with the host programmer to include local artists and participants. For example this could take the form of a daily opening and closing ceremony, two water performance activities (example options listed below) and a finale spectacle of mist, sound and light. Over a 8-12 hour period, a set of rituals will take place in the WT. The Water Temple will be cared for by four Water Gurus, two touring and two local, who will act as spiritual guides for audiences and host the daily Water Rituals, performances and activities. The whole structure (or multiple structures) will fit inside a shipping container, which will double as a Water Lab and presentation control-base when in-situ, offering space for educational water activities and a bar/cafe. This finale spectacle will create a giant mist cloud that is animated by light and sound, with the mist evaporating into the atmosphere, without the need for additional grou nd drainage. For the finale spectacle, a high pressure water mist system will activate, with mist filtering out of each of the 23 bamboo sticks. Each of the six water ballast blocks at the base of the structure will have water embedded in them to periodically transform them into infinity water tables. Current designs for Water Temple outline a few potential scale options, ranging from between 8-12M high. The WT will incorporate hydro-choreographic misting jets to create a striking contemporary water fountain spectacle. The project explores wider questions around the impact of climate change on this precious and finite resource.įusing old and new approaches to sustainable architecture, the WT design uses bamboo and established Indonesian building techniques to create a spectacular Mikado-like structure, exploring the dynamism of water, from wave to whirlpool to splash.
This interactive watery commons encourages audiences to examine their own relationship to water.
Conceived by architect Antonia Lippmann and artist Ivan Thorley (PWG Artistic Director)Ī unique architectural structure, Water Temple (WT) is a travelling hydro-venue created to observe, explore and celebrate water as an ancient form connecting all life on earth.
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