Continental Divide / Country United

Rhett Diessner pouring water on to Continental Divide | Country United
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Election results from 2016 are etched into one side of this sculpture, with votes for the left and the right aligned in corresponding columns. On the opposite side, the 2020 election results are etched in the same orientation. Each square form therefore holds both left and right votes, visually bringing the two sides together.

This work reflects a hope for a country united. Viewers are invited to take a water bottle from the wall shelf and pour the water into the basin. The water drips onto a central peak, divides to fall on either side, and then reunites as it gathers in the pan below.

 steel, water, glass wood, paint

38’ high plus installation space