The Splash: A Functional Artwork

Arttenders, No Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms.

Active Public Spaces, Architecture&art, Design, Experimental installations, Identity, Installation, Project, Public Catalyst, Public Space, Rotterdam, Spatiality, The Netherlands.

WHAT?! An outdoor pool? In Hart van Zuid, at the Annie M.G. Schmidt square in Rotterdam, a functional artwork has been launched in the shape of… a swimming pool – just before the start of the Eurovision Song Contest. Not a real one of course, but an artistic interpretation that serves as an interactive meeting place for the inhabitants of Rotterdam and visitors. The Splash, a collaboration between Arttenders and artist Cindy Bakker, is inspired by the natural appeal of paddling pools. It is a place where functionality, art, spatial development, and policy solutions come together through social design.