Dam, Lock, Groyne

August 27th, 2019

A short film focusing on the material and technical legacies of infrastructure in the headwaters region. 

The Temporal Architecture of the Mississippi River

Focusing on the physical infrastructure of dams, locks, and groynes, artist John Kim’s short film engages with the various engineered structures of the Mississippi River headwaters region through depicting clay sculptures developed to inquire into the material and technical history of the region.