{"id":9982,"date":"2019-07-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/?p=9982"},"modified":"2019-07-03T17:33:35","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T15:33:35","slug":"a-sculpture-to-collect-rainwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/en\/a-sculpture-to-collect-rainwater\/","title":{"rendered":"A sculpture to collect rainwater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a clearing in Italy, hanging from the canopy of trees, you can discover a &#8220;reservoir&#8221; sculpture signed John Grade Studio. This sculpture is composed of 5000 drops of rain connected by a delicate mesh. All in poetry, this sculpture is used to collect rainwater, giving it a shimmering and moving appearance in osmosis with nature. Each droplet is made of thermoformed plastic wrapped around a steamed Alaska yellow cedar rod connected to a pair of marine nets. The set of droplets form a composition whose volume is constantly changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-07.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As water or snow accumulates in these droplets, the position of the nets lowers and moves. When this water evaporates, the droplets return to their original shape and the sculpture recovers itself. Due to the springs located under the pulleys, the range of motion is limited because the weight affects the curvature. Thus, the structure was designed so that it always remains at least three meters high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-08-318x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9699\" width=\"772\" height=\"1165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-08-318x480.jpg 318w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-08-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-08-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archibat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/reservoir-arte-sella-trento-john-grade-designboom-08.jpg 818w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Weighing 70 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